Word: glycols
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gly
cols
Definition: Plural of glycol; any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
Morphemes:
Affix: glycol
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A thick, colourless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλυκύς
Language: grc
Decoded: glukus
Meaning: sweet
Affix: -ol
Language: en
Decoded: -ol
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Indicating an oily substance
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.