Word: organophosphates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: or
ga
nop
hos
phates
Definition: Plural of organophosphate; an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system
Morphemes:
Affix: organo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: organic matter (in the soil, etc.)
Affix: phosphate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: phosphore
Language: fr
Decoded: phosphore
PoS: Noun
Meaning: phosphorus
Affix: -ate
Language: fr
Decoded: -ate
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ate
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.