Word: nonproteolytic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
pro
te
o
ly
tic
Definition: Not proteolytic; of or relating to proteolysis
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: proteo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: proteasome. A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.
Affix: -lytic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in adjectives relating to nouns with the suffix -lysis.