Word: tuftsins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tuft
sins
Definition: Plural of tuftsin. A tetrapeptide produced by enzymatic cleavage of the Fc-domain of the heavy chain of immunoglobulin G.
Morphemes:
Affix: Tufts
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Plural of Tuft; a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin).
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.