Word: nitridings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ni
tri
dings
Definition: Plural of nitriding; a heat treating process that diffuses nitrogen into the surface of a metal to create a case-hardened surface
Morphemes:
Affix: nitride
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To subject to the nitriding process.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).