Word: endohemicellulases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
do
he
mi
cell
u
la
ses
Definition: Plural of endohemicellulase. Any hemicellulase that hydrolyses hemicellulose from the ends rather than in the middle
Morphemes:
Affix: endo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: internal, within, inside, into
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔνδον
Language: grc
Decoded: endon
Meaning: inner; internal
Affix: hemi-
Language: en
Meaning: half
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: before
Affix: fīgō
Language: la
Decoded: figo
Meaning: I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix
Affix: cellulose
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cellule
Language: fr
Decoded: cellule
Meaning: small cell
Affix: -ose
Language: fr
Decoded: -ose
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ose, a saccharide (simple sugar)
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.