Word: carminate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
mi
nate
Definition: A salt or ester of carminic acid.
Morphemes:
Affix: carmine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: minium
Language: la
Decoded: minium
PoS: Noun
Meaning: native cinnabar
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic