Word: odontoblasts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
don
to
blasts
Definition: Plural of odontoblast. A cell on the outer surface of dental pulp that produces tooth dentin.
Morphemes:
Affix: odonto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: tooth
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀδούς
Language: grc
Decoded: odous
Meaning: tooth
Affix: -blast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an immature cell or tissue
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βλᾰστᾰ́νω
Language: grc
Decoded: blastano
Meaning: to bud, sprout
Affix: -τός
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).