Word: ethenylbenzene
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
the
nyl
ben
zene
Definition: styrene; a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene
Morphemes:
Affix: ethene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The organic chemical compound ethylene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4
Affix: -yl
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὕλη
Language: grc
Decoded: ule
Meaning: wood, material
Affix: benzene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.