Word: pectenotoxins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pec
te
no
to
xins
Definition: Plural of pectenotoxin. Any of a class of cyclic polyether toxins, produced by dinoflagellates, associated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning
Morphemes:
Affix: Pecten
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family Pectinidae - the type genus for the scallop family (pectinids)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pecten
Language: la
Decoded: pecten
Meaning: comb
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 plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.