Word: serinolysis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
ri
no
ly
sis
Definition: The hydrolysis or other breakdown of serine; a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine
Morphemes:
Affix: serine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A nonessential amino acid, CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH, found in most animal proteins, especially silk.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Sēres
Language: la
Decoded: Seres
Meaning: northern Chinese people
Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to
Affix: -lysis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: dissolving
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λύω
Language: grc
Decoded: luo
Meaning: loosen
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process