Word: maltotetraoses
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mal
to
te
trao
ses
Definition: Plural of maltotetraose. A maltooligosaccharide consisting of four glucose units
Morphemes:
Affix: malto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: maltose; a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches
Affix: tetra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Four.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέτταρες
Language: grc
Decoded: tettares
PoS: Numeral
Meaning: four
Affix: -ose
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of sugars.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).