Word: extraerythrocytic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: e
xtra
ery
thro
cy
tic
Definition: Outside of an erythrocyte; a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
Morphemes:
Affix: extra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Outside of, beyond.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: extra
Language: la
Decoded: extra
Meaning: adverb and preposition
Affix: erythro-
Language: en
Meaning: red
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐρυθρός
Language: grc
Decoded: eruthros
Meaning: red
Affix: -cyte
Language: en
Meaning: cell
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύτος
Language: grc
Decoded: kutos
Meaning: vessel, jar
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from