Word: pseudoamyloid
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pseu
doa
my
loid
Definition: dextrinoid. Applied to a mushroom that turns reddish-brown upon application of Melzer's reagent.
Morphemes:
Affix: pseudo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: False, not genuine, fake
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ψεύδω
Language: grc
Decoded: pseudo
Meaning: to lie
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής
Affix: amyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: pentyl. Any of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C5H11, formally derived from pentane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
Meaning: privative
Affix: μύλη
Language: grc
Decoded: mule
Meaning: mill
Affix: -oid
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Forms adjectives and nouns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής