Word: pseudohalide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pseu
do
ha
lide
Definition: A chemical compound that is not a halide, but which resembles a halide in its charge and reactivity.
Morphemes:
Affix: pseudo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Not a true, appearing like a true
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.