Word: polyadenine
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
a
de
nine
Definition: A long section of nucleic acid containing only the adenine nucleoside
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: adenine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀδήν
Language: grc
Decoded: aden
Meaning: gland
Affix: -ine
Language: en
Decoded: -ine
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form demonyms.