Word: granulins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gra
nu
lins
Definition: Plural of granulin; a protein that in humans is encoded by the GRN gene
Morphemes:
Affix: granule
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: granum
Language: la
Decoded: granum
Meaning: grain
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin).
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.