Word: larvicidal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: lar
vi
cid
al
Definition: Killing larvae.
Morphemes:
Affix: larva
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An animal in the aforementioned stage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: larva
Language: la
Decoded: larva
Meaning: ghost-like, masked
Affix: -cide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: killing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.