Word: perfluorocarbons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
fluo
ro
car
bons
Definition: Plural of perfluorocarbon; a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum
Morphemes:
Affix: per-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming nouns and adjectives denoting the maximum proportion of one element in a compound, as in peroxide.
Affix: fluoro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fluorine; a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
Affix: carbon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: carbō
Language: la
Decoded: carbo
Meaning: charcoal, coal
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.