Word: filamins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fi
la
mins
Definition: Plural of filamin. Any of a class of proteins that bind actin filaments and anchor membrane proteins.
Morphemes:
Affix: filament
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fine thread or wire.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fīlum
Language: la
Decoded: filum
Meaning: thread
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin).
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.