Word: oligomycins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
li
go
my
cins
Definition: Plural of oligomycin; macrolides created by Streptomyces that can be poisonous to other organisms
Morphemes:
Affix: oligo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: few, several
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀλίγος
Language: grc
Decoded: oligos
Meaning: few
Affix: -mycin
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of antibiotics produced by Streptomyces strains.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.