Word: acetolactate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ce
to
lac
tate
Definition: Any salt or ester of acetolactic acid
Morphemes:
Affix: aceto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Containing a methyl group bonded to a carbonyl group. e.g. acetophenone
Affix: lactic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: That produces lactic acid
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lac
Language: la
Decoded: lac
Meaning: milk
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
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