Word: ureotelism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ure
o
te
li
sm
Definition: The excretion of excess nitrogen as urea
Morphemes:
Affix: urea
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH2)2, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οὖρον
Language: grc
Decoded: ouron
Meaning: urine
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: telo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: end
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns of action or process or result based on the accompanying verb in -ise or -ize.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.