Word: deratization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
rat
i
za
tion
Definition: Extermination of rats, especially aboard a merchant vessel.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: rat
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To kill rats.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process