Word: polony
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
lo
ny
Definition: A cluster of polymers produced by clonal amplification of DNA.
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: -mer
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form words relating to chemical structure, denoting parts of a molecule, for example, monomer (one part), dimer (two parts), polymer (many parts).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μείρομαι
Language: grc
Decoded: meiromai
Meaning: to receive as ones portion
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
Meaning: neuter noun
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
Affix: colony
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: colōnia
Language: la
Decoded: colonia
Meaning: colony