Word: homorepeats
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ho
more
peats
Definition: Plural of homorepeat. A repeat in which all the nucleic acids (or amino acids) are the same
Morphemes:
Affix: homo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: same
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὁμός
Language: grc
Decoded: omos
Meaning: same
Affix: repeat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pattern of nucleic acids that occur in multiple copies throughout a genome (or of amino acids in a protein).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: again
Affix: peto
Language: la
Decoded: peto
Meaning: attack, beseech
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.