Word: bacillopeptidase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ba
ci
llo
pep
ti
dase
Definition: Any peptidase produced by a bacillus
Morphemes:
Affix: bacillo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bacillus; aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
Affix: peptide
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πεπτός
Language: grc
Decoded: peptos
Meaning: digested
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.