Word: postingestive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: po
stin
ge
stive
Definition: Following ingestion; the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
Morphemes:
Affix: post-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: after, later
Etymology Compounds: Affix: post
Language: la
Decoded: post
Meaning: after, behind
Affix: ingest
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To take a substance (e.g. food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, on
Affix: gerō
Language: la
Decoded: gero
Meaning: carry, wear
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.