Word: nitrocalcite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ni
tro
cal
cite
Definition: A hydrated calcium nitrate mineral that forms as an efflorescence where manure contacts concrete or limestone in a dry environment, as in stables or caverns.
Morphemes:
Affix: nitro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: nitrate, nitrogen
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νίτρον
Language: grc
Decoded: nitron
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sodium carbonate
Affix: calcite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble
Etymology Compounds: Affix: calx
Language: la
Decoded: calx
PoS: Noun
Meaning: limestone