Word: perborates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
bor
ates
Definition: Plural of perborate. Any salt, derived from borate and hydrogen peroxide, of the hypothetical perboric acid
Morphemes:
Affix: perboric
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to perboric acid and its derivatives
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per-
Language: it
Decoded: per-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming nouns and adjectives denoting the maximum proportion of one element in a compound, as in peroxide.
Affix: boric
Language: it
Decoded: boric
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron.
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
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).