Word: kinetoplast
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: kine
to
plast
Definition: A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
Morphemes:
Affix: kineto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: motion; movement
Affix: -plast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A plastid; any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein