Word: allocrine
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: a
llo
crine
Definition: Relating to or denoting foreign hormones being taken up and eliciting a response in an organism (for example, hormones in breast milk.)
Morphemes:
Affix: allocrine
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to or denoting foreign hormones being taken up and eliciting a response in an organism (for example, hormones in breast milk.)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄλλος
Language: grc
Decoded: allos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: as well, besides, too
Affix: κρίνω
Language: grc
Decoded: krino
Meaning: separate