Word: nonchloroplast
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
ch
lo
ro
plast
Definition: Not found in or part of a chloroplast; plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: chloro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Containing chlorine.
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