Word: dermcidin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: derm
ci
din
Definition: An antibiotic peptide secreted by human eccrine sweat glands onto the skin.
Morphemes:
Affix: derm-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: skin; epidermis.
Affix: -cide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: killer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an antibiotic