Word: metamelanopsin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
me
la
nop
sin
Definition: A form of melanopsin containing the all-trans isomer of retinal
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Modified by metamorphosis
Affix: melano-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: melanin; insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
Affix: opsin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὄψ
Language: grc
Decoded: ops
Meaning: eye
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme