Word: verocytotoxins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ve
ro
cy
to
to
xins
Definition: Plural of verocytotoxin; a historical term for similar or identical toxins produced by Escherichia coli
Morphemes:
Affix: verocytotoxin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of toxins, found in some microorganisms of genus Shigella and Escherichia, that can cause acute renal failure.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: en
Language: NL.
Decoded: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: abbreviation of English; of or relating to the English language
Affix: κύτος
Language: grc
Decoded: kutos
Meaning: cell
Affix: toxi-
Language: en
Decoded: toxi-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: poison
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an antibiotic
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.