Word: fomites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fo
mites
Definition: Plural of fomes; genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees
Morphemes:
Affix: fomite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fōmes
Language: la
Decoded: fomes
Meaning: tinder, kindling
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.