Word: borosilicate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bo
ro
sil
i
cate
Definition: Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids.
Morphemes:
Affix: boro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: boron; a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
Affix: silicon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A single atom of this element.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: silex
Language: la
Decoded: silex
Meaning: flint, silica
Affix: -on
Language: en
Decoded: -on
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles quanta molecular units or substances .
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