Word: hemimicelle
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
mi
mi
celle
Definition: A micelle (especially of a surfactant) attached to a surface
Morphemes:
Affix: hemi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Half.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: before
Affix: fīgō
Language: la
Decoded: figo
Meaning: I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix
Affix: micelle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric form, of a specific number of amphipathic molecules which forms at a well-defined concentration, called the critical micelle concentration
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mica
Language: la
Decoded: mica
Meaning: crumb
Affix: -ella
Language: la
Decoded: -ella
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix used to form taxonomic names, of genera of bacteria.