Word: ovotransferrin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
vo
trans
ferrin
Definition: conalbumin. One of the two major types of albumin found in egg white (the other being ovalbumin), which isolates and sequesters metallic contaminants in the egg white.
Morphemes:
Affix: ovo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: egg; ovum
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ovum
Language: la
Decoded: ovum
Meaning: egg
Affix: trans-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A compound in which two atoms or groups are situated on opposite sides of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound.
Affix: ferro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: iron (the metal)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ferrum
Language: la
Decoded: ferrum
Meaning: iron
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).