Word: chromatolysis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chro
ma
tol
y
sis
Definition: The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
Morphemes:
Affix: chromato-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: color
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χρῶμα
Language: grc
Decoded: khroma
Meaning: color
Affix: -lysis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: disintegration
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λύω
Language: grc
Decoded: luo
Meaning: loosen
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process