Word: cefixime
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ce
fi
xime
Definition: An oral cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and otitis media.
Morphemes:
Affix: cef-
Language: en
Meaning: cefalosporanic acid derivative
Affix: -i-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A vowel inserted interconsonantally between morphemes of Latinate origin in order to ease pronunciation (an anaptyxis, a linking vowel).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -i-
Language: la
Decoded: -i-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.
Affix: oxime
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of organic compounds, of general formula RR'C=NOH, derived from the condensation of an aldehyde (R' = H) or ketone with hydroxylamine.