Word: hypocretin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
po
cre
tin
Definition: Alternative form of orexin. Either of two neuropeptide hormones found in vertebrates; the hypocretins
Morphemes:
Affix: hypo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hypo-
Affix: thalamus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θάλαμος
Language: grc
Decoded: thalamos
Meaning: an inner chamber, a bedroom, a bed
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: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a pharmaceutical product; any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed