Word: phytoferritin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phy
to
fer
ri
tin
Definition: An iron-protein complex found in plant chloroplasts; it is the plant version of ferritin
Morphemes:
Affix: phyto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to or derived from plants.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
Affix: ferritin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ferrum
Language: la
Decoded: ferrum
Meaning: iron
Affix: -atus
Language: la
Decoded: -atus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ed, -ate, -like. Used to form adjectives from nouns indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.