Word: anticonvulsive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: an
ti
con
vul
sive
Definition: Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Against, hostile to.
Affix: convulse
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortions of the body or limbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: together
Affix: vello
Language: la
Decoded: vello
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I pull or tear down; I demolish
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.