Word: kyanites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: kya
nites
Definition: Plural of kyanite; a grey or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form; occurs in metaphoric rock, used as a refractory
Morphemes:
Affix: kyanite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A blue neosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, found in metamorphic rocks.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κυανός
Language: grc
Decoded: kuanos
Meaning: blue
Affix: -ite
Language: en
Decoded: -ite
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).