Word: angiotensins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
gi
o
ten
sins
Definition: Plural of angiotensin; any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
Morphemes:
Affix: angio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to blood vessels or lymph vessels.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀγγεῖον
Language: grc
Decoded: aggeion
Meaning: vessel, urn, pot
Affix: hyper-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hyper-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπέρ
Language: grc
Decoded: uper
Meaning: over
Affix: tension
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
Meaning: to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin).
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).