Word: metacaspase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
ca
spase
Definition: Any of a class of arginine/lysine-specific enzymes related to the caspases and paracaspases, and found in plants, fungi, and protists.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to metabolism; the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
Affix: caspase
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of several intracellular proteolytic enzymes that mediate apoptosis.