Word: cholecalciferols
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chole
cal
ci
fer
ols
Definition: Plural of cholecalciferol; a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
Morphemes:
Affix: chole-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: relating to bile or the bile ducts
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χολή
Language: grc
Decoded: khole
PoS: Noun
Meaning: gall, bile
Affix: calci-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form names of vitamin D analogs/derivatives.
Affix: -ferous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, producing the specified material
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ferō
Language: la
Decoded: fero
Meaning: I bear
Affix: -ous
Language: en
Decoded: -ous
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Affix: sterol
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any steroid that contains a hydroxyl group in the 3-position of the A-ring.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.