Word: relaxosomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
la
xo
somes
Definition: Plural of relaxosome. The complex of proteins, including relaxase, that facilitate plasmids during bacterial conjugation
Morphemes:
Affix: relax
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: back
Affix: laxāre
Language: la
Decoded: laxare
Meaning: loosen
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: -some
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Chromosome.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.