Word: pentosides
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pen
to
sides
Definition: Plural of pentoside. Any glycoside derived from a pentose
Morphemes:
Affix: penta-
Language: en
Meaning: five
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πέντε
Language: grc
Decoded: pente
Meaning: five
Affix: -ose
Language: en
Meaning: sugar
Affix: -ide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.