Word: nanozeolites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: na
no
ze
o
lites
Definition: Plural of nanozeolite
Morphemes:
Affix: nano-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Derived from the nanotechnology industry
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nanus
Language: la
Decoded: nanus
Meaning: dwarf
Affix: zeolite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure (originally, those which swelled and gave off water when heated); they are used in water softeners and in ion exchange chromatography.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζέω
Language: grc
Decoded: zeo
Meaning: to boil, bubble
Affix: -lite
Language: en
Decoded: -lite
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form names of rocks and minerals
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.