Word: fructooligosaccharides
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fruc
too
li
go
sac
char
ides
Definition: Plural of fructooligosaccharide. Any of a class of oligosaccharides composed of fructose molecules, used as sweeteners.
Morphemes:
Affix: fructo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fructose
Affix: oligo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: few, several
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀλίγος
Language: grc
Decoded: oligos
Meaning: few
Affix: saccharo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sugar
Etymology Compounds: Affix: saccharum
Language: la
Decoded: saccharum
PoS: Noun
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 regular plurals of nouns.