Word: semiopals
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
mi
o
pals
Definition: Plural of semiopal. A variety of opal not possessing opalescence.
Morphemes:
Affix: semi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: somewhat, rather, quasi-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: semi-
Language: la
Decoded: semi-
Meaning: half
Affix: opal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UGA."
Etymology Compounds: Affix: opalus
Language: la
Decoded: opalus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: opal
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.