Word: desulfurases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
sul
fur
a
ses
Definition: Plural of desulfurase. Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of sulfur (or the elements of hydrogen sulfide) from a molecule
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: sulfur
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sulfur
Language: la
Decoded: sulfur
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sulfur, brimstone
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.