Word: preneoplastic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
ne
o
pla
stic
Definition: Before the formation of a neoplasm (tumor); meant usually with a notion of a suspected or putative chain of causation, as opposed to random chance alone.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: neo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: New. (Often used to form clade or taxonomic names indicating more recent branching than a morphologically or otherwise similar group.)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νέος
Language: grc
Decoded: neos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: new, fresh
Affix: plastic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plastēs
Language: la
Decoded: plastes
Meaning: shaper”, “moulder
Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; connected with; -ic, -ish