Word: autophagosomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: au
to
pha
go
somes
Definition: Plural of autophagosome. A phagosome in which part of a cell's own cytoplasm is digested
Morphemes:
Affix: auto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: auto- (relating to cars)
Affix: phago-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the phagocyte; a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
Affix: -some
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Chromosome.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.