Word: chemorepulsant
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: che
more
pul
sant
Definition: A substance inducing negative chemotaxis in motile cells.
Morphemes:
Affix: chemo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry.
Affix: repulse
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: back
Affix: pellere
Language: la
Decoded: pellere
Meaning: to drive
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The agent noun derived from verb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.