Word: ciliotropism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ci
li
o
tro
pi
sm
Definition: The colonization of ciliated cells
Morphemes:
Affix: cilio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cilium; a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
Affix: -tropism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: growth towards.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tropus
Language: la
Decoded: tropus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a figurative use of a word, a trope (postAug. for trānslātiō verbōrum immūtātiō )
Affix: -ism
Language: en
Decoded: -ism
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of conditions or syndromes