Word: polyacylamide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
a
cy
la
mide
Definition: misspelling of polyacrylamide. Any of a range of cross-linked polymers of acrylamide; used to form soft gels for making contact lenses etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: acyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.
Affix: ammonia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sal ammoniacus
Language: la
Decoded: sal ammoniacus
Meaning: salt of Amun, ammonium chloride
Affix: -ide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.