Word: cordites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cor
dites
Definition: Plural of cordite; explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
Morphemes:
Affix: cord
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To furnish with cords
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χορδά
Language: grc
Decoded: khorda
Meaning: string of gut, the string of a lyre
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).