Word: hydroxybenzoate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
dro
xy
ben
zo
ate
Definition: Any salt or ester of hydroxybenzoic acid
Morphemes:
Affix: hydroxy-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: having, or derived from, a hydroxyl radical
Affix: benzene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
Affix: -oic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form the names of carboxylic groups and acids
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic