Word: zonulin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: zo
nu
lin
Definition: A protein that modulates the permeability of tight junctions between cells of the wall of the digestive tract.
Morphemes:
Affix: zonula
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of several small belt-like regions.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: zōna
Language: la
Decoded: zona
PoS: Noun
Meaning: belt, girdle
Affix: -ula
Language: la
Decoded: -ula
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme