Word: anorexiants
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
nor
e
xi
ants
Definition: Plural of anorexiant; a drug which reduces appetite, resulting in lower food consumption, leading to weight loss
Morphemes:
Affix: anorexia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀν-
Language: grc
Decoded: an-
Meaning: without
Affix: ὀρέγω
Language: grc
Decoded: orego
Meaning: I stretch
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.