Word: replicons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
pli
cons
Definition: Plural of replicon. A DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage.
Morphemes:
Affix: replica
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An exact copy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.
Affix: plicō
Language: la
Decoded: plico
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I fold, bend or flex; I roll up
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing
Affix: -on
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming names of things considered as basic or fundamental units, such as codon or recon.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.