Word: carcinogenetic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: car
ci
no
ge
ne
tic
Definition: Of or pertaining to carcinogenesis; forming cancer cells.
Morphemes:
Affix: carcino-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Cancer.
Affix: gene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γενεά
Language: grc
Decoded: genea
Meaning: generation, descent
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to