Word: lactols
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lac
tols
Definition: Plural of lactol; any cyclic hemiacetal formed by the intramolecular addition of a hydroxy group to a carbonyl group
Morphemes:
Affix: lacto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: milk.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lac
Language: la
Decoded: lac
Meaning: milk
Affix: -ol
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An alcohol or phenol.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).