Word: decaffeinating
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
ca
ffei
na
ting
Definition: Present participle of decaffeinate; remove caffeine from (coffee)
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: caffeine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, found naturally in tea and coffee plants which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caffè
Language: it
Decoded: caffe
Meaning: coffee
Affix: -ine
Language: en
Decoded: -ine
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.