Word: flagellin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fla
ge
llin
Definition: The main protein in the flagella of bacteria.
Morphemes:
Affix: flagellum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: flagrum
Language: la
Decoded: flagrum
Meaning: scourge, whip
Affix: -ellus
Language: la
Decoded: -ellus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme