Word: fluorocytosine
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fluo
ro
cy
to
sine
Definition: A cytosine wherein at least one hydrogen has been replaced by a fluorine atom
Morphemes:
Affix: fluoro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fluorine; a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
Affix: cytosine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύτος
Language: grc
Decoded: kutos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the occiput, the chest, a plant’s root, the uterus, an ox’s abomasum, the body in general the trunk thereof metaphorically the polis, etc.
Affix: -ine
Language: en
Decoded: -ine
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.