Word: quassins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: qua
ssins
Definition: Plural of quassin. A very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine
Morphemes:
Affix: quassia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The bitter substance quassin extracted from its bark.
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an antibiotic
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.