Word: angiotensinase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
gi
o
ten
si
nase
Definition: Any peptidase that hydrolyzes angiotensin
Morphemes:
Affix: angio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to blood vessels or lymph vessels.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀγγεῖον
Language: grc
Decoded: aggeion
Meaning: vessel, urn, pot
Affix: hyper-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hyper-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπέρ
Language: grc
Decoded: uper
Meaning: over
Affix: tension
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc; suspense.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
Meaning: to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an antibiotic
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.