Word: methylcytosines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
thyl
cy
to
sines
Definition: Plural of methylcytosine. Any methyl derivative of cytosine, but especially 5-methylcytosine formed by methylation of DNA
Morphemes:
Affix: methyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέθυ
Language: grc
Decoded: methu
Meaning: wine
Affix: ὕλη
Language: grc
Decoded: ule
Meaning: wood, material
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.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.