Word: ultramicrotome
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ul
tra
mi
cro
tome
Definition: A microtome that cuts extremely thin slices of tissue, especially for use in electron microscopy.
Morphemes:
Affix: ultra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Excessively, to an extreme, as in ultramicroscopic, ultra-careful.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: uls
Language: la
Decoded: uls
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: beyond
Affix: -ter
Language: la
Decoded: -ter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.
Affix: -ā
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: adverb
Affix: micro
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: clipping of microeconomics; the branch of economics that studies the economy of consumers or households or individual firms
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μικρός
Language: grc
Decoded: mikros
Meaning: small
Affix: -tome
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An instrument for cutting.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -τομον
Language: grc
Decoded: -tomon
Meaning: that cuts