Word: dehalogenases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
ha
lo
ge
na
ses
Definition: Plural of dehalogenase. Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a halogen atom from an organic halide
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: halogen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἅλς
Language: grc
Decoded: als
Meaning: saltsea
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.