Word: endoglucanase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
do
glu
ca
nase
Definition: Any glucanase/cellulase that cleaves internal glycoside bonds in a glucose polymer, as opposed to clipping off a terminal glucose from one end of a polymeric chain.
Morphemes:
Affix: endo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: internal, within, inside, into
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔνδον
Language: grc
Decoded: endon
Meaning: inner; internal
Affix: glucan
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.