Word: polyspermia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pol
y
sper
mi
a
Definition: polyspermy. The penetration of an ovum by more than one sperm.
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: sperm
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σπέρμα
Language: grc
Decoded: sperma
Meaning: seed, semen
Affix: -ia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in forming names of countries, diseases, flowers, and rarely collections of things (such as militaria, deletia).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.