Word: importins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: im
por
tins
Definition: Plural of importin. Any of various karyopherins that move other protein molecules into the cell nucleus by binding to a specific recognition sequence.
Morphemes:
Affix: import
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The practice of importing.
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 plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.