Word: beamstops
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: beam
stops
Definition: Plural of beamstop. Any of several devices used in X-ray crystallography to avoid damage by X-rays
Morphemes:
Affix: beam
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To give the appearance of beams to.
Affix: stop
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A part of a photographic system that reduces the amount of light.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.