Word: misinsertion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mis
in
ser
tion
Definition: The insertion of the wrong base during DNA polymerization
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
Affix: insert
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.