Word: polyurethanes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
u
re
thanes
Definition: Plural of polyurethane; any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: urethane
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Polyurethane; any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber
Etymology Compounds: Affix: uréthane
Language: fr
Decoded: urethane
PoS: Noun
Meaning: urethane
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.