Word: upgrader
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: up
grad
er
Definition: A facility that upgrades bitumen into synthetic crude oil.
Morphemes:
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate increase.
Affix: grade
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gradus
Language: la
Decoded: gradus
Meaning: a step, pace, a step in a ladder or stair, a station, position, degree
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns shorter than more formal synonyms.