Word: microsomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
somes
Definition: Plural of microsome; a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: -some
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Chromosome.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.