Word: lignocellulose
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lig
no
cel
lu
lose
Definition: The combination of lignin and cellulose in the structural cells of woody plants.
Morphemes:
Affix: ligno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: wood
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lignum
Language: la
Decoded: lignum
Meaning: wood
Affix: cellulose
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cellule
Language: fr
Decoded: cellule
Meaning: small cell
Affix: -όω
Language: grc
Decoded: -oo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive meaning: to make someone do or be something.
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process