Word: hypomethylation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
po
me
thy
la
tion
Definition: a decrease in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA
Morphemes:
Affix: hypo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Designating oxoacid and oxyanions with a low amount of oxygen.
Affix: methyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέθυ
Language: grc
Decoded: methu
Meaning: wine
Affix: ὕλη
Language: grc
Decoded: ule
Meaning: wood, material
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns