Word: anticonvulsive
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ti
con
vul
sive
Definition: Any anticonvulsant drug; a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to antiparticles; with the same mass but with opposite physical charges (such as electric charge)
Affix: convulse
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortions of the body or limbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: together
Affix: vello
Language: la
Decoded: vello
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I pull or tear down; I demolish
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.