Word: heteroauxin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: het
er
o
aux
in
Definition: A growth-promoting hormone, 3-indoleacetic acid, occurring in some plants.
Morphemes:
Affix: hetero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: other, different
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕτερος
Language: grc
Decoded: eteros
Meaning: other, another, different
Affix: auxin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: αὐξάνειν
Language: grc
Decoded: auxanein
Meaning: to grow