Chemistry Prefixes — Words Only

Root words of 8 letters or fewer beginning with a chemical combining form (AZO, BROM, CHLOR, GLYC, IOD, OXY, SULF, THIO)

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94 words across 8 section(s)

Words Starting with AZO-

AZOIC AZOLE AZOTE AZOTH AZONAL AZONIC AZOTIC AZOTISE AZOTIZE AZOTEMIA AZOTURIA

Words Starting with BROM-

BROMAL BROMIC BROMID BROMIN BROMATE BROMIDE BROMINE BROMISM BROMIZE BROMANCE
BROMELIA BROMELIN BROMIDIC

Words Starting with CHLOR-

CHLORAL CHLORIC CHLORID CHLORIN CHLORATE CHLORDAN CHLORIDE CHLORINE CHLORITE
CHLOROUS

Words Starting with GLYC-

GLYCAN GLYCIN GLYCOL GLYCYL GLYCINE GLYCEMIA GLYCERIN GLYCEROL GLYCERYL GLYCOGEN
GLYCONIC GLYCOSYL

Words Starting with IOD-

IODIC IODID IODIN IODATE IODIDE IODINE IODISE IODISM IODIZE IODOUS IODIZER
IODATION IODINATE IODOFORM IODOPHOR IODOPSIN

Words Starting with OXY-

OXYGEN OXYACID OXYPHIL OXYSALT OXYSOME OXYTONE OXYMORON OXYPHILE OXYTOCIC
OXYTOCIN OXYTROPE

Words Starting with SULF-

SULFID SULFUR SULFATE SULFIDE SULFITE SULFONE SULFURY SULFINYL SULFONIC SULFONYL
SULFURET SULFURIC SULFURYL

Words Starting with THIO-

THIONIC THIONIN THIONYL THIONATE THIONINE THIOPHEN THIOTEPA THIOUREA

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