Word: fluoroimmunoassays
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fluo
roi
mmu
no
a
ssays
Definition: Plural of fluoroimmunoassay. A very sensitive form of immunoassay that uses fluorescence spectrometry
Morphemes:
Affix: fluoro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fluorine; a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
Affix: immuno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the immune systems and processes in a living organism.
Affix: assay
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: essai
Language: fro
Decoded: essai
PoS: Noun
Meaning: trial (task of considerable difficulty)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.