Word: demetallization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
me
ta
lli
za
tion
Definition: The process of removing traces of metal from a material (or from 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: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The result of an action or process