Word: nucleoporin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nu
cle
o
po
rin
Definition: Any of a family of porins that facilitates transport through nuclear pores in the nuclear envelope of cells
Morphemes:
Affix: nucleo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming words pertaining to the cell nucleus or to nucleic acid.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nucleus
Language: la
Decoded: nucleus
Meaning: kernel, core
Affix: pore
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tiny opening in the skin.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πόρος
Language: grc
Decoded: poros
Meaning: passage
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme