Word: cathepsins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ca
thep
sins
Definition: Plural of cathepsin. Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
Morphemes:
Affix: cathepsin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κατά
Language: grc
Decoded: kata
Meaning: down
Affix: ἕψω
Language: grc
Decoded: epso
Meaning: boil
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.