Word: vitellogenic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: vi
te
llo
ge
nic
Definition: Relating to vitellogenesis; the process of yolk formation via nutrients being deposited in the oocyte, or female germ cell involved in reproduction of lecithotrophic organisms
Morphemes:
Affix: vitello-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Yolk.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vitellus
Language: la
Decoded: vitellus
Meaning: egg yolk
Affix: -genic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: produced or generated by something
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γένος
Language: grc
Decoded: genos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: offspring, descendant
Affix: -ης
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms