Word: upgraders
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: up
gra
ders
Definition: Plural of upgrader; a facility that upgrades bitumen (extra heavy oil) into synthetic crude oil
Morphemes:
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate increase.
Affix: grade
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gradus
Language: la
Decoded: gradus
Meaning: a step, pace, a step in a ladder or stair, a station, position, degree
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns shorter than more formal synonyms.
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.