Word: tetrapyrrole
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
tra
py
rrole
Definition: any of several natural pigments having a structure of four pyrrole rings connected by a one-carbon unit
Morphemes:
Affix: tetra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Four.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέτταρες
Language: grc
Decoded: tettares
PoS: Numeral
Meaning: four
Affix: pyrrole
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H5N.