Word: polystilbene
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
stil
bene
Definition: Any polymer produced by the polymerization of stilbene. Either of two isomeric hydrocarbons, diphenyl ethylene, but especially the trans isomer, used in the manufacture of dyes and many other compounds.
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: stilbene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Either of two isomeric hydrocarbons, diphenylethylene, but especially the trans isomer, used in the manufacture of dyes and many other compounds.