Word: addictology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ddic
to
lo
gy
Definition: The practice of treating addictions.
Morphemes:
Affix: addict
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
Etymology Compounds: Affix: addictus
Language: la
Decoded: addictus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A debt slave; a person who has been bound as a slave to his creditor.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of