Word: anticodons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ti
co
dons
Definition: Plural of anticodon. A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet ( codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to antiparticles; with the same mass but with opposite physical charges (such as electric charge)
Affix: code
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To encode a protein.
Affix: -on
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming names of things considered as basic or fundamental units, such as codon or recon.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.