Word: cancericidal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: can
cer
i
ci
dal
Definition: that is destructive to cancer cells; carcinolytic, oncolytic
Morphemes:
Affix: cancer
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cancer
Language: la
Decoded: cancer
Meaning: crab
Affix: -cidal
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to make adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -cide.