Word: heteroresistances
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
ter
o
re
si
stan
ces
Definition: Plural of heteroresistance; a phenotype in which a bacterial isolate contains sub-populations of cells with increased antibiotic resistance when compared with the susceptible main population
Morphemes:
Affix: hetero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: other, different
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕτερος
Language: grc
Decoded: eteros
Meaning: other, another, different
Affix: resist
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To oppose.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: sisto
Language: la
Decoded: sisto
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I stop, I stand still; I halt; I stand firm.
Affix: -ance
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -antia
Language: la
Decoded: -antia
Meaning: -antia
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.