Word: azaindoles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
zain
doles
Definition: Plural of azaindole. Any of several bicyclic heterocycles composed of a pyridine ring fused with a pyrrole ring
Morphemes:
Affix: aza-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form names of organic compounds where a carbon atom is replaced by a nitrogen atom
Affix: indole
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An organic compound, C8H7N, found in coal tar, and produced in the gut by the bacterial decomposition of tryptophan; it is an aromatic bicyclic heterocycle having a benzene ring fused with a pyrrole ring; indole and its derivatives occur widely in nature and have many industrial applications.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: indigo
Language: en
Decoded: indigo
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (the or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.
Affix: oleum
Language: la
Decoded: oleum
Meaning: oil
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.