Word: preplacode
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
pla
code
Definition: that happens before the placode develops
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; earlier in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: placode
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A platelike thickening of the epithelial layer of an embryo from which an organ, especially a sense organ, develops.