Word: paracrystal
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: par
a
cry
stal
Definition: Any crystalline material that has a highly distorted lattice with unit cells of highly variable shape and size
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: resembling
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρά
Language: grc
Decoded: para
Meaning: beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to
Affix: crystal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: crystallum
Language: la
Decoded: crystallum
Meaning: crystal, ice