Word: actinofibrils
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ac
ti
no
fi
brils
Definition: Plural of actinofibril. One of the parallel actin filaments found in pterosaur wings.
Morphemes:
Affix: actin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the six isoforms of actin.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀκτίς
Language: grc
Decoded: aktis
Meaning: ray
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: fibril
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.