Word: allylate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
lly
late
Definition: Any salt or ester of an allylic carboxylic acid (one containing an allyl radical)
Morphemes:
Affix: allyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The univalent radical, CH2=CH-CH2-, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: allium
Language: la
Decoded: allium
Meaning: garlic
Affix: -yl
Language: en
Decoded: -yl
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth.
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