| Root | Meaning | Example | Definition |
| agri | field | agronomy | field-crop production and soil management |
| anthropo | man | anthropology | the study of man |
| astro | star | astronaut | one who travels in interplanetary space |
| bio | life | biology | the study of life |
| cardio | heart | cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| cede | go | precede | to go before |
| chromo | color | chromatology | the science of colors |
| demos | people | democracy | government by the people |
| derma | skin | epidermis | the outer layer of skin |
| dyna | power | dynamic | characterized by power and energy |
| geo | earth | geology | the study of the earth |
| helio | sun | heliotrope | any plant that turns toward the sun |
| hydro | water | hydroponics | growing of plants in water reinforced with nutrients |
| hypno | sleep | hypnosis | a state of sleep induced by suggestion |
| ject | throw | eject | to throw out |
| magni | great, big | magnify | to enlarge, to make bigger |
| man(u) | hand | manuscript | written by hand |
| mono | one | monoplane | airplane with one wing |
| ortho | straight | orthodox | right, true, straight opinion |
| pod | foot | pseudopod | false foot |
| psycho | mind | psychology | study of the mind in any of its aspects |
| pyro | fire | pyrometer | an instrument for measuring temperatures |
| script | write | manuscript | hand written |
| terra | earth | terrace | a raised platform of earth |
| thermo | heat | thermometer | instrument for measuring heat |
| zoo | animal | zoology | the study of animals |
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