Word: tephroites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
phroites
Definition: Plural of tephroite. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
Morphemes:
Affix: tephro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ash
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τεφρός
Language: grc
Decoded: tephros
Meaning: ash-coloured
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).