Word: paralbumins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ral
bu
mins
Definition: Plural of paralbumin. A proteid-like body found in the fluid from ovarian cysts and elsewhere. It is generally associated with a substance related to, if not identical with, glycogen.
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: parachute.
Affix: albumin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: albus
Language: la
Decoded: albus
Meaning: white
Affix: -men
Language: la
Decoded: -men
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms neuter nouns of the third declension
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).