Word: diatomites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
a
to
mites
Definition: Plural of diatomite; a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
Morphemes:
Affix: diatom
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: διάτομος
Language: grc
Decoded: diatomos
Meaning: cut through, cut in half
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).