Word: dextransucrases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dex
tran
su
cra
ses
Definition: Plural of dextransucrase. An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction sucrose + (1,6-alpha-D-glucosyl)n \rightleftharpoons D-fructose + (1,6-alpha-D-glucosyl)n+1.
Morphemes:
Affix: dextran
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography.
Affix: sucrose
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: saccharum
Language: la
Decoded: saccharum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sugar
Affix: -ose
Language: en
Decoded: -ose
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of sugars.
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 plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.