Word: attractin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: att
rac
tin
Definition: Any of a particular group of lectins; any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus
Morphemes:
Affix: attract
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc; to invite or allure.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to
Affix: trahere
Language: la
Decoded: trahere
Meaning: to draw
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin).