Word: pinopsins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pi
nop
sins
Definition: Plural of pinopsin. A type of opsin found in the pineal gland (mostly of chickens)
Morphemes:
Affix: pineal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The pineal gland; any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pīnea
Language: la
Decoded: pinea
Meaning: pine cone, pine nut
Affix: opsin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὄψ
Language: grc
Decoded: ops
Meaning: eye
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme
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.