Word: halosilanes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ha
lo
si
lanes
Definition: Plural of halosilane. Any halogen substituted silane
Morphemes:
Affix: halo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming names of chemical compounds which contain one or more halogen atoms.
Affix: silane
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH4
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.