Word: ketoglutarate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ke
tog
lu
ta
rate
Definition: Any salt or ester of a ketoglutaric acid
Morphemes:
Affix: keto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Derived from, substituted with, or involving a ketone
Affix: glutamic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gluten
Language: la
Decoded: gluten
Meaning: glue
Affix: -amic
Language: en
Decoded: -amic
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of, relating to, or derived from an amine, amide or amic acid.
Affix: tartar
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tartre
Language: fro
Decoded: tartre
PoS: Noun
Meaning: tartar
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
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic