Word: chemosterilizer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: che
mo
ste
ri
li
zer
Definition: Any substance used to cause sterility in insects, rodents or other animals; a chemosterilant
Morphemes:
Affix: chemo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry.
Affix: sterile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sterilis
Language: la
Decoded: sterilis
Meaning: barren, futile
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.