Word: lichenases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: li
che
na
ses
Definition: Plural of lichenase. Any glucanase that can hydrolyse lichenins
Morphemes:
Affix: lichen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: līchēn
Language: la
Decoded: lichen
Meaning: ringworm
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.