Word: cryotraps
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cry
o
traps
Definition: Plural of cryotrap. A device used to remove certain materials from a vacuum system by condensation on a cold surface.
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cryonics; the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
Affix: trap
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any device used to hold and suddenly release an object.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).