Word: homatropine
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ho
mat
ro
pine
Definition: An anticholinergic medication that inhibits muscarinic acetylcholine receptor s and thus the parasympathetic nervous system.
Morphemes:
Affix: homo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group.
Affix: atropine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the Thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Atropa
Language: la
Decoded: Atropa
Meaning: genus of deadly nightshade
Affix: -in
Language: fr
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjectival suffix
Affix: -e
Language: fr
Decoded: -e
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the feminine of adjectives.