Word: demetallize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
me
ta
llize
Definition: To remove traces of metal from (a material or a surface), especially from a material that has been subjected to a metal-based catalysis.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: metal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The ore from which a metal is derived.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: metallum
Language: la
Decoded: metallum
Meaning: metal, mine, quarry, mineral
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives