Word: tractoration
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: trac
to
ra
tion
Definition: Perkinism. A pseudoscientific treatment in which two pointed metal rods (" tractors") were waved over the body, supposed to cure inflammation, rheumatism, etc. by drawing off an electrical fluid.
Morphemes:
Affix: tractor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A metal rod used in tractoration, or Perkinism.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trahere
Language: la
Decoded: trahere
Meaning: to pull
Affix: -or
Language: la
Decoded: -or
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form a third-declension masculine abstract noun from a verb root or conceived root form
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns