Word: metallicity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: met
al
lic
i
ty
Definition: The abundance of elements heavier than helium in stars as a result of nucleosynthesis.
Morphemes:
Affix: metal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An element which was not directly created after the Big Bang but instead formed through nuclear reactions; any element other than hydrogen and helium.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: metallum
Language: la
Decoded: metallum
Meaning: metal, mine, quarry, mineral
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form other nouns, especially abstract nouns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Used to form feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being.