Word: tyramine
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ty
ra
mine
Definition: A compound which occurs naturally in cheese and other foods and can cause dangerously high blood pressure in people taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
Morphemes:
Affix: tyrosine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τῡρός
Language: grc
Decoded: turos
Meaning: cheese
Affix: -ine
Language: en
Decoded: -ine
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.
Affix: ammonia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sal ammoniacus
Language: la
Decoded: sal ammoniacus
Meaning: salt of Amun, ammonium chloride
Affix: -ine
Language: en
Meaning: chemistry
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -in
Language: fr
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjectival suffix
Affix: -e
Language: fr
Decoded: -e
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the feminine of adjectives.