Word: chemosensitizer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: che
mo
sen
si
ti
zer
Definition: Any material that makes cells sensitive to chemotherapeutic agents, often by inhibiting the action of a glycoprotein
Morphemes:
Affix: chemo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry.
Affix: sense
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: referring to the strand of a nucleic acid that directly specifies the product.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sentiō
Language: la
Decoded: sentio
Meaning: feel, hear, see, perceive
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: action noun
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun