Word: pernitrates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
ni
trates
Definition: Plural of pernitrate. A compound of nitric acid with the peroxide of a metal.
Morphemes:
Affix: per-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming nouns and adjectives denoting the maximum proportion of one element in a compound, as in peroxide.
Affix: nitrate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any salt or ester of nitric acid.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nitrate
Language: fr
Decoded: nitrate
PoS: Noun
Meaning: nitrate
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).