Word: phosphohistone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phos
pho
hi
stone
Definition: A phosphoprotein related to histone.
Morphemes:
Affix: phospho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: phosphorus
Affix: histone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἵστημι
Language: grc
Decoded: istemi
Meaning: make stand