Word: oleate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
le
ate
Definition: any salt or ester of oleic acid
Morphemes:
Affix: oleic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to oleic acid or its derivatives
Etymology Compounds: Affix: oleum
Language: la
Decoded: oleum
Meaning: oil
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic