Word: aerogels
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ero
gels
Definition: Plural of aerogel; a synthetic porous ultralight material derived from a gel, in which the liquid component for the gel has been replaced with a gas without significant collapse of the gel structure
Morphemes:
Affix: aero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: air or aircraft
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀέρος
Language: grc
Decoded: aeros
PoS: Noun
Meaning: air
Affix: gel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).