Word: genotoxicants
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ge
no
to
xi
cants
Definition: Plural of genotoxicant; describes the property of chemical agents that damages the genetic information within a cell causing mutations, which may lead to cancer
Morphemes:
Affix: geno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: genetics - e.g. genome
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γένος
Language: grc
Decoded: genos
Meaning: race, kind
Affix: toxic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: toxicum
Language: la
Decoded: toxicum
Meaning: poison
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The agent noun derived from verb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).