Word: mistranslation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mis
trans
la
tion
Definition: The incorporation of the incorrect amino acid into a peptide sequence.
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
Affix: translate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To generate a chain of amino acids based on the sequence of codons in an mRNA molecule.
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.