Word: hydromorphone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
dro
mor
phone
Definition: A synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4, 5alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid.
Morphemes:
Affix: di-
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore.
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a hydrous compound
Affix: morphine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.
Affix: -one
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a ketone; any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals