Word: dissecting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
ssec
ting
Definition: A dissection; a taking apart.
Morphemes:
Affix: dissect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: asunder
Affix: secare
Language: la
Decoded: secare
Meaning: to cut
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.