Word: intergametic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: in
ter
ga
me
tic
Definition: Between gametes; a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
Morphemes:
Affix: inter-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: between, amid, among, during, within, mutual, reciprocal
Etymology Compounds: Affix: inter-
Language: la
Decoded: inter-
Meaning: between, amid
Affix: gamete
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γαμετή
Language: grc
Decoded: gamete
Meaning: wife
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to