Word: carotene
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
o
tene
Definition: A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.
Morphemes:
Affix: carrot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: carōta
Language: la
Decoded: carota
PoS: Noun
Meaning: carrot
Affix: -ene
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A polymer derived from an alkene.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ηνός
Language: grc
Decoded: -enos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to place name to form an adjective: -ian, -ese