Word: antimetabolite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ti
me
tab
o
lite
Definition: Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Counteracting, neutralizing.
Affix: metabolism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μετα-
Language: grc
Decoded: meta-
Meaning: concerning change of
Affix: βάλλω
Language: grc
Decoded: ballo
Meaning: I throw
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: action noun suffix
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting the product of a specified process or a commercially manufactured product.