Word: proteoplasts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
te
op
lasts
Definition: Plural of proteoplast. A proteinoplast.
Morphemes:
Affix: proteo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: proteasome. A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.
Affix: -plast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A plastid; any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.