Word: dianhydrides
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dian
hy
drides
Definition: Plural of dianhydride. Any cyclic product of the condensation of two monosaccharide molecules with the elimination of two molecules of water
Morphemes:
Affix: di-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Two, twice or double.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: di-
Language: la
Decoded: di-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Two, double; di-.
Affix: an-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: not; used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. Used with stems that begin with vowels and "h".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀν-
Language: grc
Decoded: an-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The alpha privativum, used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. It is also known as privative a and alpha privative.
Affix: hydride
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.