Word: amylobacters
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
my
lo
bac
ters
Definition: Plural of amylobacter. A microorganism (Clostridium butyricum, syn. Bacillus amylobacter) which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction.
Morphemes:
Affix: amylobacter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A microorganism (Clostridium butyricum, syn. Bacillus amylobacter) which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
Meaning: privative
Affix: μύλη
Language: grc
Decoded: mule
Meaning: mill
Affix: bacterium
Language: en
Decoded: bacterium
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A single celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
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.