Word: flagellins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fla
ge
llins
Definition: Plural of flagellin. The main protein in the flagella of bacteria.
Morphemes:
Affix: flagellum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: flagrum
Language: la
Decoded: flagrum
Meaning: scourge, whip
Affix: -ellus
Language: la
Decoded: -ellus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.