Word: cryotrons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cry
o
trons
Definition: Plural of cryotron. A switch that employs superconductivity
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cryonics; the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
Affix: -tron
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to name a number of particle accelerators.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -τρον
Language: grc
Decoded: -tron
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms instrument nouns
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.