Word: oculomasticatory
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: o
cu
lo
ma
sti
ca
to
ry
Definition: Involving eye movement and mastication; applied to a form of myorhythmia associated with Whipple's disease.
Morphemes:
Affix: oculo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the eye; the organ of sight
Etymology Compounds: Affix: oculus
Language: la
Decoded: oculus
Meaning: eye
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: masticatory
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, or relating to mastication; biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mastico
Language: la
Decoded: mastico
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I chew.
Affix: -ate
Language: en
Decoded: -ate
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing
Affix: -or
Language: en
Decoded: -or
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -y
Language: en
Decoded: -y
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.