Word: oligosilanes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
li
go
si
lanes
Definition: Plural of oligosilane. Any polysilane with a relatively low number of silane units
Morphemes:
Affix: oligo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: few, several
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀλίγος
Language: grc
Decoded: oligos
Meaning: few
Affix: silane
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: monosilane (SiH₄)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.