Word: insulins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
su
lins
Definition: Plural of insulin; hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
Morphemes:
Affix: insulin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in
Language: la
Decoded: in
Meaning: in
Affix: salum
Language: la
Decoded: salum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sea of thought, anxiety, agitation or trouble
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.