Word: polyunsaturated
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pol
y
un
sat
u
rat
ed
Definition: Having a chemical structure that does not easily change into cholesterol (a substance containing a lot of fat though to be an important cause of heart disease).
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: un-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form temporary names of elements (such as unbiunium) whose existence has been predicted, and have not yet been given a trivial name.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ūnus
Language: la
Decoded: unus
PoS: Numeral
Meaning: one; 1
Affix: saturate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something saturated, especially a saturated fat.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: saturātus
Language: la
Decoded: saturatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: sated, satisfied
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.