Word: dialysis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
al
y
sis
Definition: A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
Morphemes:
Affix: dia-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: through, across, between
Affix: -lysis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: dissolving
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λύω
Language: grc
Decoded: luo
Meaning: loosen
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process