Word: ashing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
shing
Definition: An analytic procedure in which a sample is heated in a furnace to leave a residue of ash, either to determine the gross mineral content, or as a preparation for further analysis
Morphemes:
Affix: ash
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of