Word: antimuscarinic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: an
ti
mus
ca
ri
nic
Definition: That disrupts the action of and/or of muscarine itself, in the nervous system.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: That reacts with immunoglobins found in the specified animal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀντι-
Language: grc
Decoded: anti-
Meaning: against
Affix: muscarine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An extremely poisonous alkaloid, obtained from fly agaric, that disrupts the action of acetylcholine neurotransmitter.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: musca
Language: la
Decoded: musca
Meaning: fly
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