Biology Prefixes and Suffixes: (phago- or phag-) The prefix (phago- or phag-) means to eat, consume, or destroy. It is derived from the Greek phagein, which means to consume. Related suffixes include: (-phagia), (-phage), and (-phagy).
The tons to pounds conversion factors are listed below. To find out how many pounds in tons, multiply by the right conversion factor or use the converter below to convert from short tons. 1 Short Ton [US] = 2 000 Pounds. 1 Long Ton [UK] = 2 240 Pounds.
The measurement used is actually close to the long ton (1020 kg). The tonne is hardly used in the US and the metric ton (or just ton) is used. In the States, the short ton is equal to 907.1847 kg. As you can see there is actually a difference between the two. The European tonne is equal to 2240 lbs. In the United States it is equal to 2000 lbs. In colloquial use however, ton, tonne and gigaton are interchangeable.