Word: ophitic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: o
phi
ic
Definition: Describing any rock having crystals of feldspar interspersed with plates of augite.
Morphemes:
Affix: ophite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various rocks having snake-like markings, such as a mottled greenish porphyry.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ophites
Language: la
Decoded: ophites
PoS: Noun
Meaning: serpentine (type of marble)
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to