Word: ultracryomicrotome
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ul
tra
cry
o
mi
cro
tome
Definition: A cryoscopic ultramicrotome
Morphemes:
Affix: ultra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Excessively, to an extreme, as in ultramicroscopic, ultra-careful.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: uls
Language: la
Decoded: uls
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: beyond
Affix: -ter
Language: la
Decoded: -ter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.
Affix: -ā
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: adverb
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: micro
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μικρός
Language: grc
Decoded: mikros
Meaning: small
Affix: -tome
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An instrument for cutting.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -τομον
Language: grc
Decoded: -tomon
Meaning: that cuts