Word: defolliculating
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
fo
lli
cu
la
ting
Definition: Present participle of defolliculate. To remove the follicles (from)
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: from, off
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: follicle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: folliculus
Language: la
Decoded: folliculus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sac
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.