Word: zalospirone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: za
los
pir
one
Definition: A piperazine antidepressant, abandoned because of its side effects.
Morphemes:
Affix: aza-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form names of organic compounds where a carbon atom is replaced by a nitrogen atom
Affix: tri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.
Affix: cyclo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A cyclic compound; a term for a compound in the field of chemistry in which one or more series of atoms in the compound is connected to form a ring
Affix: -spirone
Language: en
Meaning: buspirone derivative