Word: polyglutamine
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
glu
ta
mine
Definition: A polymer of glutamine; a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: gluta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: glutamic acid
Affix: -amine
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An amine; a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals