Word: coverslips
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
vers
lips
Definition: Plural of coverslip. A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.
Morphemes:
Affix: cover
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A cover charge; provide (a device) with something necessary
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: together, with
Affix: operiō
Language: la
Decoded: operio
Meaning: cover
Affix: slip
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A long, thin piece of something.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.