Word: galactooligosaccharide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ga
lac
too
li
go
sac
char
ide
Definition: Any oligosaccharide having galactose residues
Morphemes:
Affix: galacto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose
Affix: oligo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: few, several
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀλίγος
Language: grc
Decoded: oligos
Meaning: few
Affix: saccharo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sugar
Etymology Compounds: Affix: saccharum
Language: la
Decoded: saccharum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sugar
Affix: -ide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.