Word: parietopsin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
rie
top
sin
Definition: Any of a group of opsins in the parietal eye of some lizards
Morphemes:
Affix: parieto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: parietal bone
Affix: opsin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὄψ
Language: grc
Decoded: ops
Meaning: eye
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme