Word: morphinomane
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mor
phi
no
mane
Definition: Someone who is addicted to morphine.
Morphemes:
Affix: morphine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μορφή
Language: grc
Decoded: morphe
Meaning: shape, form
Affix: -εύς
Language: grc
Decoded: -eus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form a masculine agent noun : -er
Affix: -mane
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming compound nouns with the sense ‘person who has a mania for’.