Word: codon
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
don
Definition: A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.
Morphemes:
Affix: code
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To encode a protein.
Affix: -on
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles quanta molecular units or substances .