Word: photoreceptive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pho
to
re
cep
tive
Definition: Absorbing and using light, especially for sensory purposes
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: light, electromagnetic radiation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
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’