Word: nonconserving
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
con
serv
ing
Definition: Being a nonconserver: not yet aware that certain properties of objects, such as the volume of a liquid or the number of items in a set, are conserved during physical transformations.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: conserve
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To remain unchanged during a process
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of