Word: antipersister
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: an
ti
per
si
ster
Definition: Describing an antibiotic that targets organisms that are tolerant to normal antibiotics
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Against, hostile to.
Affix: persist
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause to persist; make permanent.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per-
Language: la
Decoded: per-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form verbs that are intensive or completive, conveying the idea of doing something all the way through or entirely.
Affix: sistō
Language: la
Decoded: sisto
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I cause to stand; I set; I place.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns shorter than more formal synonyms.