Word: intraciliary
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: in
tra
ci
li
a
ry
Definition: Within a cilium; a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
Morphemes:
Affix: intra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a prefix signifying inside, within, interior, during
Etymology Compounds: Affix: intra
Language: la
Decoded: intra
Meaning: within
Affix: cilium
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cilium
Language: la
Decoded: cilium
Meaning: eyelid
Affix: -ary
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.