Word: spirocyclohexanes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spi
ro
cy
clo
he
xanes
Definition: Plural of spirocyclohexane. A divalent radical in which a cyclohexane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more or less at right angles to one another
Morphemes:
Affix: spiro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: spiro compound
Affix: cyclo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A cyclic compound; a term for a compound in the field of chemistry in which one or more series of atoms in the compound is connected to form a ring
Affix: hex
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: clipping of hexadecimal; of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
Affix: -ane
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ānus
Language: la
Decoded: -anus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.