Word: diphosphates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dip
hos
phates
Definition: Plural of diphosphate; any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate
Morphemes:
Affix: di-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Two, twice or double.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: di-
Language: la
Decoded: di-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Two, double; di-.
Affix: phosphate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: φέρω
Language: grc
Decoded: phero
Meaning: to bear, to carry
Affix: -ate
Language: fr
Decoded: -ate
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ate
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.