Word: gasogen
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gas
o
gen
Definition: A volatile hydrocarbon used as an illuminant or for charging illuminating gas.
Morphemes:
Affix: gas
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.
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: -gen
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γένος
Language: grc
Decoded: genos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: any type or class
Affix: -ης
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms