Word: polyphosphoesters
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
phos
phoe
sters
Definition: Plural of polyphosphoester; the ester of a polyphosphate
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: phospho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: phosphorus
Affix: ester
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.