Word: exsiccator
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ex
sic
ca
tor
Definition: A desiccator. A closed glass vessel containing a desiccant (such as silica gel) used in laboratories for drying materials or for keeping them dry.
Morphemes:
Affix: exsiccate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting privation
Affix: siccus
Language: la
Decoded: siccus
Meaning: dry
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.