Word: azacytosines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
za
cy
to
sines
Definition: Plural of azacytosine. Either of two isomeric derivatives of cytosine in which a -CH= group is replaced by -N=; the 5- isomer inhibits the action of DNA- methyltransferases
Morphemes:
Affix: aza-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form names of organic compounds where a carbon atom is replaced by a nitrogen atom
Affix: cytosine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύτος
Language: grc
Decoded: kutos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the occiput, the chest, a plant’s root, the uterus, an ox’s abomasum, the body in general the trunk thereof metaphorically the polis, etc.
Affix: -ine
Language: en
Decoded: -ine
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).