Word: alveoliform
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: al
ve
o
li
form
Definition: Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
Morphemes:
Affix: alveoliform
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: alvus
Language: la
Decoded: alvus
Meaning: the belly, paunch, bowels
Affix: -eus
Language: la
Decoded: -eus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, and so to nominally indicate the source of an attribute.
Affix: -olus
Language: la
Decoded: -olus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
Affix: -form
Language: en
Decoded: -form
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having the shape or form of; looking like.