Word: inulinases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: i
nu
li
na
ses
Definition: Plural of inulinase. An enzyme, 1-beta-D-fructan fructanohydrolase, that catalyses the endohydrolysis of (2-1)-beta-D-fructosidic linkages in inulin.
Morphemes:
Affix: inula
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: inula
Language: la
Decoded: inula
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of several plants of the genus Inula, including elecampane.
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.