Word: hygrostats
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
gro
stats
Definition: Plural of hygrostat; an electronic device analogous to a thermostat but which responds to relative humidity, not temperature
Morphemes:
Affix: hygro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: humidity
Affix: -stat
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns naming scientific instruments that act to render the prefixed element stationary or static in some respect
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.