Word: xenoblast
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: xe
no
blast
Definition: A crystal forming in a metamorphic rock that has not developed its characteristic crystalline faces and which gets its shape from bordering crystals.
Morphemes:
Affix: xeno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form taxonomic names and epithets indicating strangeness
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ξένος
Language: grc
Decoded: xenos
Meaning: alien
Affix: -blast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an immature cell or tissue
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βλᾰστᾰ́νω
Language: grc
Decoded: blastano
Meaning: to bud, sprout
Affix: -τός
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive