Word: lyngbyatoxins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lyng
by
a
to
xins
Definition: Plural of lyngbyatoxin; a cyanotoxin produced by certain cyanobacteria species, most notably Moorea producens (formerly Lyngbya majuscula)
Morphemes:
Affix: Lyngbya
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family Oscillatoriaceae - cyanobacteria that form long, unbranching filaments inside a rigid mucilage sheath
Affix: toxi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: poison
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an antibiotic
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.