Word: maltohydrolases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mal
to
hy
dro
la
ses
Definition: Plural of maltohydrolase. Any enzyme that hydrolyses a polysaccharide by removing a terminal maltose moiety
Morphemes:
Affix: malto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: maltose; a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a hydrous compound
Affix: -lysis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: dissolving
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.