Word: eosinic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: e
o
si
ic
Definition: Relating to eosin; a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures
Morphemes:
Affix: eosin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἠώς
Language: grc
Decoded: eos
Meaning: dawn
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a pharmaceutical product; any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from