Word: nontricyclic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
tri
cy
clic
Definition: Not tricyclic; an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: tri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.
Affix: cyclic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Able to be inscribed in a circle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύκλος
Language: el
Decoded: kuklos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: circle
Affix: -ικός
Language: el
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms an adjective or a noun from a placename.