Word: flotillins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: flo
ti
llins
Definition: Plural of flotillin. Any of a group of proteins responsible for creating ordered platforms (or rafts) of lipids.
Morphemes:
Affix: flotilla
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: flotte
Language: fr
Decoded: flotte
PoS: Noun
Meaning: fleet
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin).
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.