Word: microgametocytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
ga
me
to
cytes
Definition: Plural of microgametocyte
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: gamete
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γαμετή
Language: grc
Decoded: gamete
Meaning: wife
Affix: -o-
Language: en
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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
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
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.