Word: etchant
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: etch
ant
Definition: An acid or corrosive chemical used in etching.
Morphemes:
Affix: etch
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ätzen
Language: de
Decoded: atzen
Meaning: to etch
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.