Word: tetraoxosilicate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
trao
xo
si
li
cate
Definition: Alternative form of orthosilicate; any silicate mineral, such as garnet or olivine, in which the SiO4 tetrahedra do not share oxygen atoms with each other
Morphemes:
Affix: tetra
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of numerous species of small South American freshwater fish of the family Characidae, popular in home aquariums.
Affix: oxo
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A substituent oxygen atom connected to another atom by a double bond
Affix: silicon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A single atom of this element.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: silex
Language: la
Decoded: silex
Meaning: flint, silica
Affix: -on
Language: en
Decoded: -on
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles quanta molecular units or substances .
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