Word: exosites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
xo
sites
Definition: Plural of exosite. A secondary binding site, remote from the active site, on a protein
Morphemes:
Affix: exo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: outside; external
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔξω
Language: grc
Decoded: exo
Meaning: outer; external
Affix: site
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Region of a protein, a piece of DNA or RNA where chemical reactions take place.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.