Word: porosomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ro
somes
Definition: Plural of porosome. Any of many cup-shaped structures in the cell membranes of eukaryotic cells where vesicles dock in the process of vesicle fusion and secretion.
Morphemes:
Affix: poro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: pore; porous
Affix: -some
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Chromosome.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.