Word: microisolators
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
croi
so
la
tors
Definition: Plural of microisolator. A kind of animal cage with a filter to keep out microorganisms, used in scientific research.
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: isolate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in
Language: la
Decoded: in
Meaning: in
Affix: salum
Language: la
Decoded: salum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the (open or high) sea, main, deep, ocean
Affix: -ātus
Language: la
Decoded: -atus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ed, -ate, -like. Used to form adjectives from nouns indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does 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.