Word: thinolites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: thi
no
lites
Definition: Plural of thinolite. A calcareous tufa, partly crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.
Morphemes:
Affix: thinolite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A calcareous tufa, partly crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θίνα
Language: grc
Decoded: thina
Meaning: dune, shore
Affix: -lite
Language: en
Decoded: -lite
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form names of rocks and minerals
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).