Word: carboskeleton
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
bos
ke
le
ton
Definition: The arrangement of connected carbon atoms in an organic compound
Morphemes:
Affix: carbo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Representing carbon; carbonic, carbonyl, or carboxyl.
Affix: skeleton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκέλλω
Language: grc
Decoded: skello
Meaning: to dry up, parch
Affix: -τός
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive