Word: selenosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
le
no
sis
Definition: selenium poisoning, especially of livestock, by selenium naturally occurring in plants and the soil
Morphemes:
Affix: selen-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: (containing) selenium
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σελήνη
Language: grc
Decoded: selene
Meaning: moon
Affix: -osis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: functional disease or condition such as hepatosis
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -όω
Language: grc
Decoded: -oo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive meaning: to make someone do or be something.
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process