Word: protocells
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
cells
Definition: Plural of protocell. A self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of phospholipids proposed as a stepping-stone to the origin of life
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: cell
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cella
Language: la
Decoded: cella
Meaning: chamber, small room, compartment
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).