Word: goitrogen
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: goi
tro
gen
Definition: Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.
Morphemes:
Affix: goitre
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: goitron
Language: fro
Decoded: goitron
Meaning: throat, neck, goitre
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -gen
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γένος
Language: grc
Decoded: genos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: any type or class
Affix: -ης
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms