Word: hemicellulases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
mi
cell
u
la
ses
Definition: Plural of hemicellulase. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of hemicellulose
Morphemes:
Affix: hemi-
Language: en
Meaning: half
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: before
Affix: fīgō
Language: la
Decoded: figo
Meaning: I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix
Affix: cellulose
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cellule
Language: fr
Decoded: cellule
Meaning: small cell
Affix: -ose
Language: fr
Decoded: -ose
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ose, a saccharide (simple sugar)
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.