Word: excretory
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ex
cre
to
ry
Definition: A duct that helps to receive and excrete matter.
Morphemes:
Affix: excrete
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: excretum
Language: la
Decoded: excretum
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I excrete, carry off, discharge.
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.