Word: phospholipases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phos
pho
li
pa
ses
Definition: Plural of phospholipase. Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze the phosphate ester bonds of phospholipids.
Morphemes:
Affix: phospho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: phosphorus
Affix: lipase
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of enzymes which catalyses the hydrolysis of lipids.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lipase
Language: fr
Decoded: lipase
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of enzymes which catalyses the hydrolysis of lipids.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.