Word: mercaptosuccinate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mer
cap
to
suc
ci
nate
Definition: Any salt or ester of mercaptosuccinic acid
Morphemes:
Affix: mercapto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: an organosulfur compound that contains a carbon-bonded sulfhydryl or sulphydryl
Affix: succinic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to succinic acid; a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: succinum
Language: la
Decoded: succinum
Meaning: amber
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
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).
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic