Word: glucosensing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: glu
co
sen
sing
Definition: Detection of a glucose signal by a specialized neuron.
Morphemes:
Affix: gluco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: glucose
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλυκύς
Language: grc
Decoded: glukus
Meaning: sweet
Affix: sense
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: referring to the strand of a nucleic acid that directly specifies the product.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sentiō
Language: la
Decoded: sentio
Meaning: feel, hear, see, perceive
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: action noun
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.