Word: sulfitic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: sul
fi
ic
Definition: Of or pertaining to sulfite. Any salt of sulfurous acid.
Morphemes:
Affix: sulfite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any salt of sulfurous acid.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from