Word: phosphoacceptors
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phos
phoac
cep
tors
Definition: Plural of phosphoacceptor. A site on a biological macromolecule at which phosphorylation takes place
Morphemes:
Affix: phospho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: phosphorus
Affix: accept
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To admit to a place or a group.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad-
Language: la
Decoded: ad-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it often has the effect of intensifying the verbal action
Affix: capiō
Language: la
Decoded: capio
Meaning: to take
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.