Word: teratocyte
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
ra
to
cyte
Definition: A unicellular form of an embryonic braconid
Morphemes:
Affix: terato-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to birth defects and similar abnormalities.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέρας
Language: grc
Decoded: teras
Meaning: monster
Affix: cyte
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of cell; the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κῠ́τος
Language: grc
Decoded: kutos
Meaning: hollow”, “vessel