Word: translocon
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: trans
lo
con
Definition: A complex of proteins associated with the translocation of nascent polypeptides into the interior space of the endoplasmic reticulum from the cytosol
Morphemes:
Affix: trans-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A compound in which two atoms or groups are situated on opposite sides of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound.
Affix: locate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: locātus
Language: la
Decoded: locatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: put, placed, having been set.
Affix: -on
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles quanta molecular units or substances .