Word: protomolecule
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
mo
le
cule
Definition: A collection of unstably bound atoms that has the potential to form a molecule if the structure can shed sufficient energy.
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to protons and/or positive charge.
Affix: molecule
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mole
Language: en
Decoded: mole
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.) as there are atoms in 0.012; kgof carbon-12. Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number.
Affix: -cule
Language: la
Decoded: -cule
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.