Word: heliochromic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: he
li
o
chro
mic
Definition: Pertaining to, or produced by, heliochromy.
Morphemes:
Affix: helio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Concerning the sun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἥλιος
Language: grc
Decoded: elios
Meaning: sun
Affix: chromo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: chromatin; the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to