Word: sterilization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ster
i
li
za
tion
Definition: A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention.
Morphemes:
Affix: sterile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of weapons: foreign-made and untraceable to the United States.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sterilis
Language: la
Decoded: sterilis
Meaning: barren, futile
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process