Word: prestaining
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
stai
ning
Definition: staining prior to some other operation.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: stain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To become stained; to take a stain.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: des-
Language: fro
Decoded: des-
Meaning: dis-, de-, un-
Affix: teindre
Language: fro
Decoded: teindre
Meaning: to dye
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of