Word: chromoplastids
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chro
mo
pla
stids
Definition: Plural of chromoplastid. A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
Morphemes:
Affix: chromo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: chromatin; the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
Affix: plastid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often concerned with photosynthesis
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλαστός
Language: grc
Decoded: plastos
Meaning: πλαστός
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.