Word: benzotriazole
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ben
zo
tri
a
zole
Definition: A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of triazole
Morphemes:
Affix: benzo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to benzene or benzoic acid.
Affix: tri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.
Affix: azo
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-) uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene etc.
Affix: -ole
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: in the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system