Word: rhenic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: rhe
nic
Definition: Of or containing rhenium.
Morphemes:
Affix: rhenium
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A metallic chemical element (symbol Re) with an atomic number of 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Rhenus
Language: la
Decoded: Rhenus
Meaning: Rhine
Affix: -ium
Language: en
Decoded: -ium
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of metal elements, after the style of early-named elements, as well as the isotopes of hydrogen.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to