Word: hydrophobics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
dro
pho
bics
Definition: The study, and the application of hydrophobicity; the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water
Morphemes:
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: water
Affix: -phobe
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Hypocoristic suffix