Word: hafnates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: haf
nates
Definition: Plural of hafnate. Any oxyanion of hafnium; any salt containing such an anion.
Morphemes:
Affix: hafnium
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Hafnia
Language: la
Decoded: Hafnia
Meaning: Copenhagen
Affix: -ium
Language: en
Decoded: -ium
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of metal elements, after the style of early-named elements, as well as the isotopes of hydrogen.
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
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).