Word: reptilase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rep
ti
lase
Definition: An enzyme found in the venom of Bothrops snakes, with activity similar to thrombin.
Morphemes:
Affix: reptile
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia; an amniote that is neither a synapsid nor a bird.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rēpō
Language: la
Decoded: repo
Meaning: to creep
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.