Word: pentakisphosphate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pen
ta
kis
phos
phate
Definition: A compound having five simple phosphate groups
Morphemes:
Affix: pentakis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A variant of penta-, used for substitutions of five complex rather than simple units: pentakis(phenylthio)pyridine, or to distinguish five simple substituents from a single polymer of five units
Affix: phosphate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: phosphore
Language: fr
Decoded: phosphore
PoS: Noun
Meaning: phosphorus
Affix: -ate
Language: fr
Decoded: -ate
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ate