Word: parboiling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: par
boi
ling
Definition: The act by which something is parboiled.
Morphemes:
Affix: parboil
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To boil food briefly so that it is partly cooked.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per
Language: la
Decoded: per
Meaning: thoroughly
Affix: bulliō
Language: la
Decoded: bullio
Meaning: I boil
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.