Word: hypercapnic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: hy
per
cap
nic
Definition: Exhibiting or relating to hypercapnia; the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood
Morphemes:
Affix: hypercapnia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hyper-
Language: en
Decoded: hyper-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessive
Affix: καπνός
Language: grc
Decoded: kapnos
Meaning: smoke
Affix: -ia
Language: en
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in forming plurals of nouns in -ium and -ion.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from