Word: sebacates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
ba
cates
Definition: Plural of sebacate. Any salt or ester of sebacic acid
Morphemes:
Affix: sebacic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to sebacic acid or its derivatives
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sebum
Language: la
Decoded: sebum
Meaning: tallow
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.