Word: cementogenic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ce
men
to
ge
nic
Definition: Forming cementum; a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
Morphemes:
Affix: cement
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caementum
Language: la
Decoded: caementum
Meaning: quarry stone; stone chips for making mortar
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -genic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: producing or generating something
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γένος
Language: grc
Decoded: genos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: offspring, descendant
Affix: -ης
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms