Word: prestimulation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
stim
u
la
tion
Definition: stimulation prior to another operation
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: stimulate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To arouse an organism to functional activity.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stimulus
Language: la
Decoded: stimulus
Meaning: goad
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.