Word: semikilling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
mi
ki
lling
Definition: Partial deoxidization of steel to avoid evolution of gas during solidification, but with some remaining carbon monoxide causing blowhole-type porosity.
Morphemes:
Affix: semi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: partial, incomplete
Etymology Compounds: Affix: semi-
Language: la
Decoded: semi-
Meaning: half
Affix: kill
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To deadmelt. To melt steel at high temperatures in order to deoxidize it.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from various parts of speech denoting materials or systems of objects considered collectively.