Word: pentarepeats
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pen
tare
peats
Definition: Plural of pentarepeat. A pattern of five repeats (in a nucleic acid or protein (especially a prion))
Morphemes:
Affix: penta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: five
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πέντε
Language: grc
Decoded: pente
Meaning: five
Affix: repeat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pattern of nucleic acids that occur in multiple copies throughout a genome (or of amino acids in a protein).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: again
Affix: peto
Language: la
Decoded: peto
Meaning: attack, beseech
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).