Word: nanovehicles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: na
no
ve
hi
cles
Definition: Plural of nanovehicle. A nanoscale vehicle (for drug delivery)
Morphemes:
Affix: nano-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Derived from the nanotechnology industry
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nanus
Language: la
Decoded: nanus
Meaning: dwarf
Affix: vehicle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vehō
Language: la
Decoded: veho
Meaning: I bear, carry
Affix: -culum
Language: la
Decoded: -culum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).