Word: electrowetting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
lec
tro
we
tting
Definition: The modification of the wetting properties of a (typically hydrophobic) surface by means of an applied electric field.
Morphemes:
Affix: electro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: electricity or electrical
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἤλεκτρον
Language: grc
Decoded: elektron
Meaning: amber
Affix: wet
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make or become wet.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: wet
Language: enm
Decoded: wet
Meaning: wet, moistened
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.