Word: melanotropic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: me
la
no
tro
pic
Definition: That promotes the formation of melanin; insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
Morphemes:
Affix: melano-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: melanin; insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
Affix: -tropic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: affecting or attracted to the thing specified
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τρέπω
Language: grc
Decoded: trepo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I turn
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -ῐκός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic