Word: safeners
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sa
fe
ners
Definition: Plural of safener; chemical compounds used in combination with herbicides to make them "safer" - that is, to reduce the effect of the herbicide on crop plants, and to improve selectivity between crop plants vs
Morphemes:
Affix: safe
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make something safe.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
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 many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).