word base
Linguistics
noun
The simple form from which the derivatives and inflected forms of a word arise; the uninflected or unaffixed form of a word.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- phosphoriferous
- phosphorisation
- phosphorise
- phosphorised
- Phosphorist
- phosphorite
- phosphoritic
- phosphorization
- phosphorize
- phosphorized
- phosphormonoesterase
- phosphorocalcite
- phosphorochalcite
- phosphoroesslerite
- phosphorogenic
- phosphorograph
- phosphorolysis
- phosphorolytic
- phosphorolytically
- phosphoroscope
- phosphorous
- phosphorous acid
- phosphorous anhydride
- phosphor-roesslerite
- phosphorrösslerite