Word: sapogenins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sa
po
ge
nins
Definition: Plural of sapogenin. The steroid constituent of the glycoside saponin
Morphemes:
Affix: sapo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives, nouns, and verbs used in the chemistry of soap-like materials
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sapo
Language: la
Decoded: sapo
Meaning: soap
Affix: -gen
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γένος
Language: grc
Decoded: genos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: any type or class
Affix: -ης
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a pharmaceutical product; any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.