Word: deoxycytosine
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
o
xy
cy
to
sine
Definition: The heterocyclic amine 1,2-dihydropyrimidin-6-amine
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: oxy-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀξύς
Language: grc
Decoded: oxus
Meaning: sharp
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.