Word: induction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
duc
tion
Definition: In developmental biology, the development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the feature's position and extent.
Morphemes:
Affix: induction
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In developmental biology, the development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the feature's position and extent.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in
Affix: dūcō
Language: la
Decoded: duco
Meaning: lead; draw
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.