Word: helicoids
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
li
coids
Definition: Plural of helicoid. A minimal surface in the form of a flattened helix.
Morphemes:
Affix: helico-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: helix, spiral
Affix: -id
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming common names of members of a taxon which has a name ending in -idae.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ide
Language: fr
Decoded: -ide
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).