Word: electrocontractile
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: e
lec
tro
con
trac
tile
Definition: That contracts following an electrical stimulus
Morphemes:
Affix: electro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: electricity or electrical
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἤλεκτρον
Language: grc
Decoded: elektron
Meaning: amber
Affix: contractile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contracter
Language: fr
Decoded: contracter
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To engage via a formal or informal contract; to contract.
Affix: -ile
Language: fr
Decoded: -ile
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tending to, or capable of