Word: aminoglycosides
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
mi
no
gly
co
sides
Definition: Plural of aminoglycoside; a medicinal and bacteriologic category of traditional Gram-negative antibacterial medications that inhibit protein synthesis and contain as a portion of the molecule an amino-modified glycoside (sugar)
Morphemes:
Affix: amino-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of amines and of the amino functional group.
Affix: glyco-
Language: en
Meaning: a sugar
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλυκύς
Language: grc
Decoded: glukus
Meaning: sweet
Affix: -ide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.