Word: oxalocrotonate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
xa
lo
cro
to
nate
Definition: Any salt or ester of oxalocrotonic acid
Morphemes:
Affix: oxalo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: derived from, or related to oxalic acid
Affix: croton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κροτών
Language: grc
Decoded: kroton
Meaning: tick
Affix: -ic
Language: en
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).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from
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