Nature terminology · Ecology & adaptation
chem/o — Chemical activity
chem/o means chemical activity. Ancient Greek source words and nature terminology examples: chemosynthesis.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Chemical activity
- Ancient Greek: χυμεία (chymeia)
Examples and word parts
chemosynthesis
The production of organic compounds using energy from chemical reactions rather than sunlight.
Word parts: chem/o (chemical activity) + synthesis (putting together)
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Related ecology & adaptation terms
- troph/o — Nourishment or feeding
trophic
- sapr/o — Rotten or decaying
saprotroph
- xer/o — Dry
xerophyte
- hal/o — Salt
halophyte
- phot/o — Light
phototropism
- phag/o — Eating
phagocytosis
- -vore / -vorous — Eating or devouring
omnivore
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals nature terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.