Word: granulocytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gra
nu
lo
cytes
Definition: Plural of granulocyte; a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm
Morphemes:
Affix: granule
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: granum
Language: la
Decoded: granum
Meaning: grain
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -cyte
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύτος
Language: grc
Decoded: kutos
Meaning: vessel, jar
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.