Word: myelinations
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: my
e
li
na
tions
Definition: Plural of myelination; a lipid-rich (fatty) substance that surrounds nerve cell axons (the nervous system's "wires") to insulate them and increase the rate at which electrical impulses (called action potentials) are passed along the axon
Morphemes:
Affix: myelo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: spinal cord
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μυελός
Language: grc
Decoded: muelos
Meaning: marrow
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a pharmaceutical product; any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).