Word: leptins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lep
tins
Definition: Plural of leptin. A protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism.
Morphemes:
Affix: leptin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λέπω
Language: grc
Decoded: lepo
Meaning: I peel
Affix: -τός
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a pharmaceutical product; any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).