Go to 'thermo-' entry Go to 'dino-' entry Go to 'chondro-' entry Go to 'aero-' entry Go to '-logy' entry Go to 'thaumato-' entry Go to 'nano-' entry Go to '-sophy' entry Go to 'bucco-' entry Go to '-ism' entry Go to '-lysis' entry Go to 'galacto-' entry Go to '-anthropy' entry Go to 'pneumo-' entry Go to '-ploitation' entry Go to '-lithic' entry Go to '-sepalous' entry Go to 'onco-' entry Go to '-parous' entry Go to 'dermato-' entry Go to 'multi-' entry Go to 'dodeca-' entry Go to '-zoon' entry Go to 'vermi-' entry Go to 'crystallo-' entry Go to 'biblio-' entry Go to 'eco-' entry Go to 'juxta-' entry Go to 'facio-' entry
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Thematic index of Chemical elements

alumin(o)-Aluminium.
argent(o)-Silver.
arsen(o)-Arsenic.
aur(i)-Gold.
az(o)-Nitrogen; the chemical radical -N=N-.
benz(o)-Benzene.
bor(o)-Boron.
brom(o)-Bromine.
carb(o)-Carbon.
chalc(o)-Copper.
cupr(o)-Copper.
eka-Unknown elements.
ferr(o)-Iron.
fluor(o)-Fluorine; fluorescence.
hal(o)-Halogens; salinity or salt.
hydr(o)-2Hydrogen
iod(o)-Iodine.
-iumForming nouns; chemical elements.
mangan(o)-Manganese.
natro-Sodium.
ox(y)-2Oxygen.
phosph(o)-Phosphorus; light.
platin(o)-Platinum.
plumb(o)-Lead.
selen(o)-2Selenium.
sider(o)-Iron.
silic(o)-Silicon.
stann(o)-Tin.
stib(o)-Antimony.
sulph(o)-Sulphur.
tellur(o)-Tellurium; the earth.
thall(o)-A thallus; thallium.
thio-Sulphur
titano-2Titanium.
unnil-Certain transuranic elements.
uran(o)-2Uranium.

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