Word: acrosomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
cro
somes
Definition: Plural of acrosome; a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
Morphemes:
Affix: acro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: tip
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄκρος
Language: grc
Decoded: akros
Meaning: highest, at the extremity
Affix: -some
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Chromosome.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.