Word: photosystems
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pho
to
sy
stems
Definition: Plural of photosystem. Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: photography
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: system
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A planetary system; a set of planets orbiting a star or star system
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σῠνῐ́στημῐ
Language: grc
Decoded: sunistemi
Meaning: I place together, associate, unite
Affix: -μᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.