Word: ultrastructural
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ul
tra
struc
tur
al
Definition: Of or pertaining to ultrastructure. The fine, detailed structure of a biological specimen that can only be observed by electron microscopy
Morphemes:
Affix: ultra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Excessively, to an extreme, as in ultramicroscopic, ultra-careful.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: uls
Language: la
Decoded: uls
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: beyond
Affix: -ter
Language: la
Decoded: -ter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.
Affix: -ā
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: adverb
Affix: structure
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The underlying shape of a solid.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: structūra
Language: la
Decoded: structura
Meaning: a fitting together, adjustment, building, erection, a building, edifice, structure
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.