Word: supercoiling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: su
per
coi
ling
Definition: The coiling of the DNA helix upon itself; can cause disruption to transcription and lead to cell death
Morphemes:
Affix: super-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: above, over, or upon
Etymology Compounds: Affix: super-
Language: la
Decoded: super-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: super-; over, above
Affix: coil
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.