Word: succinylation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: su
cci
ny
la
tion
Definition: The addition of a succinyl radical to a compound
Morphemes:
Affix: succinic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to succinic acid; a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: succinum
Language: la
Decoded: succinum
Meaning: amber
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Affix: -yl
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὕλη
Language: grc
Decoded: ule
Meaning: wood, material
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns