Word: propepsins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
pep
sins
Definition: Plural of propepsin; pepsinogen
Morphemes:
Affix: pro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: similar to
Affix: pepsin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πέσσω
Language: grc
Decoded: pesso
Meaning: to ripen; cook; digest
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.