Word: aconitase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
co
ni
tase
Definition: Aconitate hydratase, an enzyme that catalyses the stereospecific isomerization of citrate to isocitrate via cis-aconitate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
Morphemes:
Affix: aconite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: aconītum
Language: la
Decoded: aconitum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A poison made from the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.