Word: tetraloops
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
tra
loops
Definition: Plural of tetraloop. A four-base hairpin loop motif in RNA secondary structure that caps many double helices
Morphemes:
Affix: tetra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Four.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέτταρες
Language: grc
Decoded: tettares
PoS: Numeral
Meaning: four
Affix: loop
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).