Word: mineralize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: min
er
al
ize
Definition: To convert to a mineral; to petrify.
Morphemes:
Affix: mine
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To remove (ore) from the ground.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mine
Language: fro
Decoded: mine
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To remove (ore) from the ground.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing to which the root verb can satisfactorily be done.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective