Word: pyrones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: py
rones
Definition: Plural of pyrone. Any of a class of cyclic chemical compounds that contain an unsaturated six-membered ring with two double bonds, one oxygen atom and a ketone functional group.
Morphemes:
Affix: pyro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: orthoacid; the member of a series of oxyacids of a particular element that has the highest number of hydroxyl groups
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πῦρ
Language: grc
Decoded: pur
Meaning: fire
Affix: -one
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a ketone; any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.