Word: neomycins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ne
o
my
cins
Definition: Plural of neomycin; an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery
Morphemes:
Affix: neo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group
Affix: -mycin
Language: en
Meaning: antibiotic
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μύκης
Language: grc
Decoded: mukes
Meaning: fungus
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.