Word: triticin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: trit
i
cin
Definition: A carbohydrate isomeric with dextrin.
Morphemes:
Affix: Triticum
Language: en
Meaning: genus of wheat, also formerly the genus of quitchgrass, from which it can be obtained
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trīticum
Language: la
Decoded: triticum
Meaning: wheat
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).