Word: icosahedrite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: i
co
sa
he
drite
Definition: A mineral, Al63Cu24Fe13, that represents the only known natural occurrence of quasicrystals.
Morphemes:
Affix: icosa-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: twenty
Etymology Compounds: Affix: εἴκοσι
Language: grc
Decoded: eikosi
Meaning: twenty
Affix: -hedron
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms the names of solid figures bounded by a certain number of planes (polyhedra).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕδρα
Language: grc
Decoded: edra
Meaning: face of a geometrical solid
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.