Word: anhydroglucoses
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
hy
dro
glu
co
ses
Definition: Plural of anhydroglucose. The moiety, in a polysaccharide such as cellulose, consisting of a glucose molecule that has lost the elements of water (actually a -H and an -OH group)
Morphemes:
Affix: anhydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Denotes the removal of water
Affix: gluco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: glucose
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλυκύς
Language: grc
Decoded: glukus
Meaning: sweet
Affix: -ose
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to indicate a product of protein breakdown
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.