Word: magnesioferrite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mag
ne
si
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fe
rrite
Definition: A magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels, which forms black metallic octahedral crystals.
Morphemes:
Affix: magnesio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to magnesium; a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
Affix: ferrite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of metal oxides which show ferrimagnetism; used in transformers, inductors, antennas, recording heads, microwave devices, motors and loudspeakers.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ferrum
Language: la
Decoded: ferrum
Meaning: iron
Affix: -ite
Language: en
Decoded: -ite
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting the product of a specified process or a commercially manufactured product.