Word: biscarbonate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
scar
bo
nate
Definition: Alternative form of dicarbonate. Any compound containing two carbonate groups per molecule
Morphemes:
Affix: bis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A variant of di- used to indicate that the component that does not take the prefix occurs twice in the compound: a bisoxide is of the form B2O (cf. dioxide for XO2)
Affix: carbon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: carbō
Language: la
Decoded: carbo
Meaning: charcoal, coal
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