Word: organohalides
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: or
ga
no
ha
lides
Definition: Plural of organohalide. An organic halide, an organic compound containing one or more substituted halogen atoms.
Morphemes:
Affix: organo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: compounds in which an organic group is attached to an inorganic element or grouping
Affix: halogen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἅλς
Language: grc
Decoded: als
Meaning: saltsea
Affix: -ide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A binary compound - bromide, arsenide, palladide.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.