Word: retortive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: re
tort
ive
Definition: Containing, or acting as, a retort.
Morphemes:
Affix: retort
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To heat in a retort.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: retortus
Language: la
Decoded: retortus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: twisted, turned, bent
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.