Word: pannexin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
nne
xin
Definition: Any member of a family of transmembrane proteins found in vertebrates, homologous to the invertebrate innexins
Morphemes:
Affix: pan-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form higher clades with one main member.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πᾰν-
Language: grc
Decoded: pan-
Meaning: πᾰν-
Affix: nexin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A protein that constitutes a link between microtubules in cilia and flagella.