Word: ecdysiotropic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ec
dy
si
o
tro
pic
Definition: That promotes moulting; periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Morphemes:
Affix: ecdysis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐκ
Language: grc
Decoded: ek
Meaning: out
Affix: δύω
Language: grc
Decoded: duo
Meaning: I get in
Affix: -tropic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: affecting or attracted to the thing specified
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τρέπω
Language: grc
Decoded: trepo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I turn
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -ῐκός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic