Word: antitermination
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ti
ter
mi
na
tion
Definition: A mechanism that prevents premature termination of DNA transcription.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: That reacts with immunoglobins found in the specified animal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀντι-
Language: grc
Decoded: anti-
Meaning: against
Affix: terminate
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: terminātus
Language: la
Decoded: terminatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: marked off (by boundaries), bounded, limited
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.