Word: biosimilars
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
o
si
mi
lars
Definition: Plural of biosimilar. A variant of a biopharmaceutical that is marketed following the expiry of the original patent.
Morphemes:
Affix: bio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: organic life
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βίο-
Language: grc
Decoded: bio-
Meaning: βίο-
Affix: similar
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: similis
Language: la
Decoded: similis
Meaning: like
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.