Word: dehydrogenase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
hy
dro
ge
nase
Definition: Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hydrogen
Affix: -gen
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.