Word: thioaptamers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: thi
o
ap
ta
mers
Definition: Plural of thioaptamer. Any aptamer that has sulfur atoms in its phosphodiester bonds
Morphemes:
Affix: thio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: containing sulfur / sulphur, especially a compound in which oxygen has been replaced by this element
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θεῖον
Language: grc
Decoded: theion
Meaning: sulfur
Affix: aptamer
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any subsequence of nucleic acid or protein, selected from a large random sequence-pool, used to bind to a specific target molecule.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: aptus
Language: la
Decoded: aptus
Meaning: apt, proper
Affix: -mer
Language: en
Decoded: -mer
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).
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).