Word: metallothionine
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
llo
thi
oni
ne
Definition: A metal-binding protein.
Morphemes:
Affix: metallo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: metal
Affix: thionine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The unsaturated nine-membered heterocycle having eight carbon atoms, one sulfur atom and four double bonds.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: origin
Language: grc
Decoded: origin
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Ancestry.