Word: osteoprotegerins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ste
o
pro
te
ger
ins
Definition: Plural of osteoprotegerin. A cytokine that can inhibit the production of osteoclasts.
Morphemes:
Affix: osteoprotegerin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A cytokine that can inhibit the production of osteoclasts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: osteo-
Language: en
Decoded: osteo-
Meaning: bone
Affix: prōtegere
Language: la
Decoded: protegere
Meaning: to cover, to protect
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a pharmaceutical product; any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.