Word: virokines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: vi
ro
kines
Definition: Plural of virokine. Any of a group of proteins, similar to cytokines, that are produced by the action of some DNA viruses
Morphemes:
Affix: virus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vīrus
Language: la
Decoded: virus
Meaning: poison, slime, venom
Affix: cytokine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cyto-
Language: en
Decoded: cyto-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cell.
Affix: κῑνέω
Language: grc
Decoded: kineo
Meaning: I move
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.