Word: ventralizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ven
tra
li
zing
Definition: Present participle of ventralize. To concentrate in the ventral area
Morphemes:
Affix: ventral
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vent
Language: en
Decoded: vent
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates; animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
Affix: -er
Language: en
Decoded: -er
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.