Word: gestonorone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ge
sto
nor
o
ne
Definition: A steroidal progestin; any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
Morphemes:
Affix: gest-
Language: en
Meaning: steroid, progestogen
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: nor-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a compound derived from another by removal of a radical, especially by removal of methyl or methylene
Affix: -one
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a ketone; any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals