Word: polyamines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
a
mines
Definition: Plural of polyamine; any compound having many (more than three) amino functional groups; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: -amine
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An amine; a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.