Word: hydrosulfurous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: hy
dro
sul
fu
rous
Definition: hyposulfurous. Of or pertaining to hyposulfurous acid or its derivatives.
Morphemes:
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a hydrous compound
Affix: sulfur
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of a yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in chemical nomenclature to name chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a lower oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ic. or example sulphuric acid (H2SO4) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H2SO3). See Inorganic nomenclature.