Word: octarepeats
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: oc
tare
peats
Definition: Plural of octarepeat. A sequence of octapeptides that are repeated in a polypeptide or protein
Morphemes:
Affix: octa-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: eight
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀκτά-
Language: grc
Decoded: okta-
Meaning: eight
Affix: repeat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pattern of nucleic acids that occur in multiple copies throughout a genome (or of amino acids in a protein).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: again
Affix: peto
Language: la
Decoded: peto
Meaning: attack, beseech
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.