Word: photokilling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pho
to
ki
lling
Definition: killing (especially of bacteria, or of cancer cells) by means of light
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: light, electromagnetic radiation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: kill
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Specifically, the death blow; alternative form of "deathblo". Language: en
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.