Word: metenkephalin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ten
ke
pha
lin
Definition: An endogenous opioid peptide neurotransmitter found naturally in many parts of the animal and human body; one of the two forms of enkephalin (the other being leuenkephalin)
Morphemes:
Affix: Met
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of methionine; a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition
Affix: enkephalin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of pentapeptide endorphins that have opiate-like effects
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐν-
Language: grc
Decoded: en-
Meaning: in
Affix: κεφᾰλή
Language: grc
Decoded: kephale
Meaning: head
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form an o-grade action noun.
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a pharmaceutical product; any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed