Word: chlorophyllases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chlo
ro
phy
lla
ses
Definition: Plural of chlorophyllase. The main enzyme in chlorophyll metabolism; the catalyst for the hydrolysis of chlorophyll to produce chlorophyllide and phytol.
Morphemes:
Affix: chlorophyll
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: chlorophylle
Language: fr
Decoded: chlorophylle
PoS: Noun
Meaning: chlorophyll
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
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.