Word: heteropentameric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: he
ter
o
pen
ta
me
ric
Definition: Of or pertaining to a heteropentamer. A pentamer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different (but similar) monomers
Morphemes:
Affix: hetero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: other, different
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕτερος
Language: grc
Decoded: eteros
Meaning: other, another, different
Affix: penta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: five
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πέντε
Language: grc
Decoded: pente
Meaning: five
Affix: -mer
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form words relating to chemical structure, denoting parts of a molecule, for example, monomer (one part), dimer (two parts), polymer (many parts).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μείρομαι
Language: grc
Decoded: meiromai
Meaning: to receive as ones portion
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
Meaning: neuter noun
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to