Word: cefotetan
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ce
fote
tan
Definition: A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
Morphemes:
Affix: cef-
Language: en
Meaning: cefalosporanic acid derivative
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: di-
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore.
Affix: thietane
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of saturated heterocycles having a four-membered ring, three carbon atoms and one sulfur atom