-ize – verb forming suffix Deodorization + - ation – suffix 18. Prefixes A prefix is an affix that precedes its base. An element placed at the beginning of a word to adjust or qualify its meaning. o De-, un-, mis-, re-, etc In english all prefixes are derivational, thus creating new lexemes instead of inflected forms of words. o Happy – unhappy, contaminate – decontaminate 19. Suffixes A suffix is an affix that follows its base. An element placed at the end of a word to form a derivative, such as –ation, -fy, -ing, frequently one that converts the stem into another part of speech. While the prefixes do not change anything in the pronunciation of shape of the base words, the suffixes have such an effect. They lead either to the deletion of material at the end of the base or to a different stress pattern Adjectival
However, the inside round surface pH caused by lactic acid (pKa = 4.73) of carcass, in which fecal material and asso- than acetic acid (pKa = 3.86), when applied ciated microorganisms may be imbedded in at the same concentrations. Perhaps the muscle bundles as well as between fat and higher effectiveness of lactic compared to lean, was the most difficult carcass surface acetic acid also explains why spraying tem- region to decontaminate even with organic Meat Decontamination 63 acid rinses (Hardin et al. 1995). E. coli on adipose tissue were 3.24–4.39 after treat- O157:H7 survived less on post-rigor frozen ment and 3.74–4.84 after 1 day (Cutter and beef tissue, treated with 2% acetic acid Siragusa 1994b). Following prolonged