Word: adipokines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
di
po
kines
Definition: Plural of adipokine. Any of several cytokines secreted by adipose tissue.
Morphemes:
Affix: adipose
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: adeps
Language: la
Decoded: adeps
Meaning: fat, lard
Affix: cytokine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cyto-
Language: en
Decoded: cyto-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cell.
Affix: κῑνέω
Language: grc
Decoded: kineo
Meaning: I move
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).