Word: chemoreceptivity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: che
more
cep
ti
vi
ty
Definition: the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
Morphemes:
Affix: chemo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry.
Affix: receptive
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Capable of receiving something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: receptus
Language: la
Decoded: receptus
Meaning: retaken, having been retaken; received, having been received
Affix: -īvus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
Meaning: suffix added to the perfect passive participial stems of verbs, forming a deverbal adjective meaning ‘doing; related to doing’
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form other nouns, especially abstract nouns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Used to form feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being.