Word: demeclocycline
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
me
clo
cy
cline
Definition: A broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic produced by an actinomycete Kitasatospora aureofaciens and used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C21H21ClN2O8·HCl.
Morphemes:
Affix: des-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: removal of a group from a molecule
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, removal
Affix: methyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέθυ
Language: grc
Decoded: methu
Meaning: wine
Affix: ὕλη
Language: grc
Decoded: ule
Meaning: wood, material
Affix: chlor-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Form of chloro- used mainly before a vowel.
Affix: tetra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Four.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέτταρες
Language: grc
Decoded: tettares
PoS: Numeral
Meaning: four
Affix: cyclic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Able to be inscribed in a circle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύκλος
Language: el
Decoded: kuklos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: circle
Affix: -ικός
Language: el
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms an adjective or a noun from a placename.
Affix: -ine
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -īnus
Language: la
Decoded: -inus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; -ine; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.