Word: fluorides
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fluo
rides
Definition: Plural of fluoride; a salt of hydrofluoric acid
Morphemes:
Affix: fluorine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9. It is the lightest of the halogens, a pale yellow-green, highly reactive gas that attacks all metals.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fluor
Language: la
Decoded: fluor
Meaning: flow
Affix: -ine
Language: en
Decoded: -ine
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.
Affix: -ide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A binary compound - bromide, arsenide, palladide.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.