Word: aftercooling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: af
ter
coo
ling
Definition: The cooling of a nuclear reactor subsequent to it being shut down (see also afterheat)
Morphemes:
Affix: after-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: With adverbial or adjectival effect, forming compound words indicating something that comes afterwards in spacial position or time.
Affix: cool
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To lose heat, to get colder.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.