Word: oxaphospholes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
xa
phos
pholes
Definition: Plural of oxaphosphole. The unsaturated five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds.
Morphemes:
Affix: oxa-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to name compounds in which a carbon atom (typically a methylene group) has been replaced by one of oxygen
Affix: phosphole
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The unsaturated five-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds; an analogue of pyrrole
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.