Word Roots
mcourtney 30 Aug 2007 09:41
hydro- = water (hydrocarbon: an organic molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen)
iso- = equal (isomer: one of several organic compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures and, therefore, different properties)
enanti- = opposite (enantiomer: molecules that are mirror images of each other)
carb- = coal (carboxyl group: a functional group present in organic acids, consisting of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and a hydroxyl group)
sulf- = sulfur (sulfhydryl group: a functional group that consists of a sulfur atom bonded to an atom of hydrogen)
thio- = sulfur (thiol: organic compounds containing sulfhydryl groups)