Word: dimercaptosuccinic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: di
mer
cap
to
su
cci
nic
Definition: Designating an acid similar to succinic acid but containing two instances of the radical –SH.
Morphemes:
Affix: di-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Two, twice or double.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: di-
Language: la
Decoded: di-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Two, double; di-.
Affix: mercapto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: an organosulfur compound that contains a carbon-bonded sulfhydryl or sulphydryl
Affix: succinic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to succinic acid; a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: succinum
Language: la
Decoded: succinum
Meaning: amber
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
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).