Word: electrolysis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
lec
trol
y
sis
Definition: the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.
Morphemes:
Affix: electro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: electricity or electrical
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἤλεκτρον
Language: grc
Decoded: elektron
Meaning: amber
Affix: -lysis
Language: en
Meaning: a loosening
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λύω
Language: grc
Decoded: luo
Meaning: loosen
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process