Word: selectin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
lec
tin
Definition: Any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins important in cell adhesion
Morphemes:
Affix: select
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Privileged, specially selected.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sē-
Language: la
Decoded: se-
Meaning: without; apart
Affix: legō
Language: la
Decoded: lego
Meaning: gather, select
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin).