Word: nucleohistones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nu
cle
o
hi
stones
Definition: Plural of nucleohistone. A complex of histone and nucleic acid
Morphemes:
Affix: nucleo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming words pertaining to the cell nucleus or to nucleic acid.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nucleus
Language: la
Decoded: nucleus
Meaning: kernel, core
Affix: histone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἵστημι
Language: grc
Decoded: istemi
Meaning: make stand
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).