Word: glyceroketone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gly
ce
ro
ke
tone
Definition: dihydroxyacetone. The compound CO(CH2OH)2 that has a number of industrial uses
Morphemes:
Affix: glycero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Derived from glycerol; a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
Affix: ketone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.