Word: microfluidics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
flu
i
dics
Definition: The science concerned with the design and construction of microminiaturized devices containing chambers and tunnels through which fluids flow in a controlled manner; used to construct labs on a chip, ink-jet printer heads etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: fluid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fluō
Language: la
Decoded: fluo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I flow, stream, pour
Affix: -idus
Language: la
Decoded: -idus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tending to
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the formation of certain English adverbs.