Word: endostatins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
do
sta
tins
Definition: Plural of endostatin. A protein which inhibits the formation of the blood vessels that supply tumours.
Morphemes:
Affix: endo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: internal, within, inside, into
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔνδον
Language: grc
Decoded: endon
Meaning: inner; internal
Affix: -stat
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of enzyme inhibitors.
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an antibiotic
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.