Word: hydrophobins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
dro
pho
bins
Definition: Plural of hydrophobin. Any of a class of small, cysteine-rich proteins that are expressed only by filamentous fungi, known for their capability of forming a hydrophobic coating on the surface of an object
Morphemes:
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a hydrous compound
Affix: -phobe
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or dislikes a type of person, thing, etc.
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.