Word: secretase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
cre
tase
Definition: An enzyme that "snips" pieces off a longer protein that is embedded in the cell membrane.
Morphemes:
Affix: secrete
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sēcrētus
Language: la
Decoded: secretus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.