Word: fluorosugars
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fluo
ro
su
gars
Definition: Plural of fluorosugar. Any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of fluorine
Morphemes:
Affix: fluoro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fluorine; a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
Affix: sugar
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A specific variety of sugar.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.