Word: stearone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ste
a
rone
Definition: The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, (C17H35)2.CO, by the distillation of calcium stearate.
Morphemes:
Affix: stearic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to stearic acid or its derivatives.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: στέαρ
Language: grc
Decoded: stear
Meaning: tallow
Affix: -ique
Language: fr
Decoded: -ique
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical, -ish, -ly
Affix: -one
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a ketone; any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals