Word: chalazal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cha
la
zal
Definition: Of or pertaining to the chalaza; one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell
Morphemes:
Affix: chalaza
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χάλαζα
Language: grc
Decoded: khalaza
Meaning: hailstone, lump
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.