Word: opioid
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
pi
oid
Definition: Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.
Morphemes:
Affix: opium
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: opium
Language: la
Decoded: opium
PoS: Noun
Meaning: opium, poppy-juice
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