Word: mercaptoethylamine
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mer
cap
toe
thy
la
mine
Definition: The aminothiol NH2-CH2-CH2-SH normally formed by the degradation of cysteine
Morphemes:
Affix: mercapto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: an organosulfur compound that contains a carbon-bonded sulfhydryl or sulphydryl
Affix: ethyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Ether
Language: de
Decoded: Ether
PoS: Noun
Meaning: ether
Affix: -yl
Language: en
Decoded: -yl
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth.
Affix: -amine
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An amine; a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals