Word: mineralocorticoid
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: min
er
al
o
cor
ti
coid
Definition: Any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism.
Morphemes:
Affix: mine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any source of wealth or resources.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns shorter than more formal synonyms.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms the names of aldehydes; any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
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: cortico-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cortex, usually the adrenal cortex or the cerebral cortex.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cortex
Language: la
Decoded: cortex
Meaning: bark
Affix: -oid
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Forms adjectives and nouns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής