词根词缀：chemo-, chem-, chemico-, chemi-, -chemist, -chemic, -chemical

【来源及含义】Arabic > Greek > Latin: the art of combining base metals [to make gold]; from Greek, chemia, “Egypt”, supposedly where the art of changing metals into gold existed

【同源单词】agrichemistry, agrochemical, alchemist, alchemy, allelochemics, allochemic

词根词缀：-ic

【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix; pertaining to; of the nature of, like; in chemistry, it denotes a higher valence of the element than is expressed by -ous

【同源单词】abdominocystic, abdominopelvic, abdominoscopy, abdominothoracic, abiogenetic, abiogenic

词根词缀：tropho-, troph-, -trophy, -trophs, -trophically, -trophic, -trophous

【来源及含义】Greek: food, nutrition, nourishment; development

【相关描述】Don't confuse this tropho-, -trophy element with tropo-, meaning "turn, turning," etc.

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "food, nutrition, nourishment": alimento-; broma-; carno-; cibo-; esculent-; sitio-; Eating Crawling Snacks; Eating: Carnivorous-Plant "Pets"; Eating: Folivory or Leaf Eaters; Eating: Omnivorous.

【同源单词】abiatrophy, abiotrophia, abiotrophic, abiotrophy, acardiotrophia, allogotrophia