Word: replication
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rep
li
ca
tion
Definition: The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.
Morphemes:
Affix: replica
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An exact copy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.
Affix: plicō
Language: la
Decoded: plico
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I fold, bend or flex; I roll up
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.