Word: metalbumin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: met
al
bu
min
Definition: A form of albumin found in ascitic and certain serous fluids, and sometimes regarded as a mixture of albumin and mucin.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to metabolism; the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
Affix: albumin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: albus
Language: la
Decoded: albus
Meaning: white
Affix: -men
Language: la
Decoded: -men
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms neuter nouns of the third declension