Word: oxoalkyl
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
xoal
kyl
Definition: Any alkyl group in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group.
Morphemes:
Affix: oxygen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An atom of this element.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀξύς
Language: grc
Decoded: oxus
Meaning: sharp
Affix: γένος
Language: grc
Decoded: genos
Meaning: birth
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: alkyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons.