Word: tetroxoprim
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
tro
xo
prim
Definition: A derivative of trimethoprim. A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and respiratory and urinary infections (usually in conjunction with a sulphonamide).
Morphemes:
Affix: tetr-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Form of tetra- used before a vowel.
Affix: oxygen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀξύς
Language: grc
Decoded: oxus
Meaning: sharp
Affix: γένος
Language: grc
Decoded: genos
Meaning: birth
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -prim
Language: en
Meaning: dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, antibacterial