Word: sphingolipidome
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sphin
go
li
pi
dome
Definition: The set of all sphingolipids in a cell or organism
Morphemes:
Affix: sphinges
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sphinx
Affix: lipid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λῐ́πος
Language: grc
Decoded: lipos
Meaning: animal fat
Affix: gene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γενεά
Language: grc
Decoded: genea
Meaning: generation, descent
Affix: -ome
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The complete whole of a class of substances for a species or an individual.