Word: oligoester
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
li
goe
ster
Definition: an ester oligomer chain containing a small number of repeating ester units (monomers). (Oligoesters are short analogs of polymeric polyesters.)
Morphemes:
Affix: oligo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: few, several
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀλίγος
Language: grc
Decoded: oligos
Meaning: few
Affix: ester
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.