Word: spheroplasting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sphe
ro
pla
sting
Definition: The removal of a cell wall to form a spheroplast
Morphemes:
Affix: sphero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sphere; spherical
Affix: -plast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A plastid; any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.