Word: phosphoesterases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phos
phoe
ster
a
ses
Definition: Plural of phosphoesterase. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a phosphate enzyme.
Morphemes:
Affix: phospho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: phosphorus
Affix: ester
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.