Word: entrapment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
trap
ment
Definition: A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.
Morphemes:
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: covered
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: trap
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trappe
Language: enm
Decoded: trappe
Meaning: trappings, gear
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.