Word: uptaking
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: up
ta
king
Definition: Present participle of uptake; the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
Morphemes:
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate higher position or direction, literally or figuratively.
Affix: take
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: take
Language: en
Decoded: take
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the infinitive of verbs.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.