Word: monophosphoester
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mo
no
phos
phoe
ster
Definition: Any compound having a single phosphate ester group
Morphemes:
Affix: mono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: one, single, only
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: monos
Meaning: alone, only, sole, single
Affix: phospho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: phosphorus
Affix: ester
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.