Word: monazites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mo
na
zites
Definition: Plural of monazite; a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium
Morphemes:
Affix: monazite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: any of a range of reddish-brown minerals that are mixed phosphates of the lighter rare earth elements lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium and yttrium
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μονάζω
Language: grc
Decoded: monazo
Meaning: be solitary
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).