Word: precolumn
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
co
lumn
Definition: A chromatographic column used as an initial filter
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: column
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: columna
Language: la
Decoded: columna
Meaning: a column, pillar, post