Word: dispensable
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: dis
pen
sa
ble
Definition: Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
Morphemes:
Affix: dispense
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To supply or make up a medicine or prescription.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dispensare
Language: la
Decoded: dispensare
Meaning: to weigh out, pay out, distribute, regulate, manage, control, dispense
Affix: -able
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Relevant to or suitable to, in accordance with.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -i-
Language: la
Decoded: -i-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.
Affix: -bilis
Language: la
Decoded: -bilis
Meaning: capable or worthy of being acted upon