Word: betalains
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: be
ta
lains
Definition: Plural of betalain. A class of red and yellow indole-derived water- soluble pigments found in beets and other plants of the Caryophyllales and used commercially as coloring agents.
Morphemes:
Affix: bēta
Language: en
Meaning: beet
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a neutral chemical compound
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).