Word: carbolizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: car
bo
li
zing
Definition: Present participle of carbolize. To wash or treat with carbolic acid.
Morphemes:
Affix: carb-
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: carbohydrate
Affix: -ol
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An alcohol or phenol.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.