Word: biolistics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
o
li
stics
Definition: The introduction of DNA into a plant or animal cell by coating it onto the surface of a pellet and firing it into the tissue at high velocity.
Morphemes:
Affix: bio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: organic life
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βίο-
Language: grc
Decoded: bio-
Meaning: βίο-
Affix: ballistic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, air drag, gravity and sometimes rocket power
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ballista
Language: la
Decoded: ballista
Meaning: a military siege engine for throwing stones
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the word bearing the marker.