Word: polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
o
xy
ben
zyl
me
thy
leng
ly
co
lan
hy
dride
Definition: Alternative form of Bakelite; a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: an-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: not; used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. Used with stems that begin with vowels and "h".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀν-
Language: grc
Decoded: an-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The alpha privativum, used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. It is also known as privative a and alpha privative.
Affix: hydr-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: water
Affix: -ide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Any of a group of several elements - lanthanide.