Word: pectenotoxin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pec
te
no
to
xin
Definition: Any of a class of cyclic polyether toxins, produced by dinoflagellates, associated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning
Morphemes:
Affix: Pecten
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family Pectinidae - the type genus for the scallop family (pectinids)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pecten
Language: la
Decoded: pecten
Meaning: comb
Affix: toxi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: poison
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