Word: nanocontainment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: na
no
con
tain
ment
Definition: The containment of a material within a nanoscale volume
Morphemes:
Affix: nano-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Derived from the nanotechnology industry
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nanus
Language: la
Decoded: nanus
Meaning: dwarf
Affix: contain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To hold inside.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: together
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: to hold
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.