Word: metagenomics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
ge
no
mics
Definition: The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to metabolism; the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
Affix: gene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γενεά
Language: grc
Decoded: genea
Meaning: generation, descent
Affix: -oma
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action
Affix: -ics
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.