Word: osteonectins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ste
o
nec
tins
Definition: Plural of osteonectin. A protein that binds to hydroxyapatite to facilitate the mineralisation of collagen in bones.
Morphemes:
Affix: osteo-
Language: en
Meaning: bone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστέον
Language: grc
Decoded: osteon
Meaning: bone
Affix: nectin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a family of proteins that have a function in cell-to-cell adhesion
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.