Word: determinant
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
ter
mi
nant
Definition: A substance that causes a cell to adopt a particular fate.
Morphemes:
Affix: determine
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: de
Language: la
Decoded: de
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: of, concerning, about
Affix: terminus
Language: la
Decoded: terminus
Meaning: bound, limit; end
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.