Word: proppants
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
ppants
Definition: Plural of proppant. Sand or similar particulate material suspended in water or other fluid and used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to keep fissures open.
Morphemes:
Affix: prop
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: propellant; tending to or capable of propelling
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -and. Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing .
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.