Word: crotonylation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cro
to
ny
la
tion
Definition: posttranslational modification of lysine residues in a histone by the introduction of crotonyl groups
Morphemes:
Affix: croton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κροτών
Language: grc
Decoded: kroton
Meaning: tick
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from
Affix: -yl
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὕλη
Language: grc
Decoded: ule
Meaning: wood, material
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns