Word: hydrofluoroethers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
dro
fluo
roe
thers
Definition: Plural of hydrofluoroether. Any of a class of ethers (many of them polymeric) having a mixture of alkyl and fluorinated alkyl substituents
Morphemes:
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a hydrous compound
Affix: fluoro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fluorine; a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
Affix: ether
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.