Word: spinophilin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spi
no
phi
lin
Definition: A regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase-1 catalytic subunit, highly enriched in dendritic spines.
Morphemes:
Affix: spine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spīna
Language: la
Decoded: spina
Meaning: a thorn; a prickle, spine; the backbone
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -phile
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving; friendly", or "friend".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φίλος
Language: grc
Decoded: philos
Meaning: dear, beloved
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme