Word: cohesins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
he
sins
Definition: Plural of cohesin. Any of a class of proteins responsible for binding the sister chromatids during mitosis
Morphemes:
Affix: cohesion
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: State of cohering, or of working together.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
Affix: haereō
Language: la
Decoded: haereo
Meaning: cleave, cling
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).