词根词缀：acetyl-

【来源及含义】Latin: derived from aceto- plus the suffix -yl; used in naming chemical radicals

【相关描述】Derived from or containing acetic acid in chemical nomenclature.

The words in this unit are directly related to the aceto- unit.

【同源单词】acetyl group, acetylase, acetylation, acetylcholine, acetylcysteine, acetyldigitoxin

词根词缀：-cene

【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix; new, denotes certain "recent" eons when naming geological periods

【同源单词】Eocene, Oligocene, Paleocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene

词根词缀：eosin-, eosino-

【来源及含义】Greek: daybreak, dawn, red of the dawn sky; primarily used in naming chemical compounds, especially pertaining to red stain or dye

【同源单词】eosin, eosinopenia, eosinotactic

词根词缀：opsono-, opson-, opso-; opsino-; opsoni; -opsony

【来源及含义】Greek: boiled meat; to buy food; to purchase provisions; shopping

【相关描述】"Something to accompany bread to make it more palatable"; hence, "condiment, relish". Also used with the biochemical suffix -in which is used in naming antibiotics, the idea being that opsonin acts as a "condiment" to make bacteria more "palatable" to phagocytes.

【同源单词】duopsony, monopsonist, monopsonistic, monopsony, oligopsonistic, oligopsony