Word: maltosaccharides
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mal
to
sac
char
ides
Definition: Plural of maltosaccharide. Any carbohydrate derived from maltose
Morphemes:
Affix: malto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: maltose; a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches
Affix: saccharo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sugar
Etymology Compounds: Affix: saccharum
Language: la
Decoded: saccharum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sugar
Affix: -ide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.