Word: polymethylene
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
me
thy
lene
Definition: Any of many organic compounds either having a polymeric structure of repeating -CH2- groups
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: methylene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέθυ
Language: grc
Decoded: methu
Meaning: wine
Affix: ὕλη
Language: grc
Decoded: ule
Meaning: wood