Word: precolumn
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
co
lumn
Definition: Situated before the column of a chromatograph. A machine that performs chromatography by gas or liquid separation.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: column
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: columna
Language: la
Decoded: columna
Meaning: a column, pillar, post