Word: liposomal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: lip
o
so
mal
Definition: Of or pertaining to liposomes; an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector
Morphemes:
Affix: lipo-
Language: en
Meaning: fat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λῐ́πος
Language: grc
Decoded: lipos
Meaning: animal fat
Affix: -some
Language: en
Meaning: body
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σῶμα
Language: grc
Decoded: soma
Meaning: body
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.