Word: monobactams
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mo
no
bac
tams
Definition: Plural of monobactam. Any of various beta-lactam compounds wherein the beta-lactam ring is alone, not fused to another ring.
Morphemes:
Affix: mono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: one, single, only
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: monos
Meaning: alone, only, sole, single
Affix: beta
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A beta particle or beta ray.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βῆτα
Language: grc
Decoded: beta
PoS: Noun
Meaning: beta, the name for the second letter Β, β of the Ancient Greek alphabet.
Affix: lactam
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of cyclic amides that are the nitrogen analogs of lactones, formed by heating amino acids; the tautomeric enol forms are known as lactims.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).