Word: antiwear
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: an
ti
wear
Definition: Preventing mechanical wear.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Counteracting, neutralizing.
Affix: wear
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.