Word: percarbonate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
car
bo
nate
Definition: Any of a family of perhydrates of carbonate compounds.
Morphemes:
Affix: per-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming nouns and adjectives denoting the maximum proportion of one element in a compound, as in peroxide.
Affix: carbon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of a voltaic battery.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: carbō
Language: la
Decoded: carbo
Meaning: charcoal, coal
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic