Word: xenoclasts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: xe
noc
lasts
Definition: Plural of xenoclast. A clast having a different origin from the clasts around it.
Morphemes:
Affix: xeno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form taxonomic names and epithets indicating strangeness
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ξένος
Language: grc
Decoded: xenos
Meaning: alien
Affix: clast
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.