Word: megabase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ga
base
Definition: A length of nucleic acid containing one million nucleotides (bases if single-stranded, base pairs if double-stranded)
Morphemes:
Affix: mega-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 213; 3 (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέγας
Language: grc
Decoded: megas
Meaning: great, large, mighty
Affix: base
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.