Word: aptameric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ap
ta
me
ric
Definition: Relating to aptamers.
Morphemes:
Affix: aptamer
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any subsequence of nucleic acid or protein, selected from a large random sequence-pool, used to bind to a specific target molecule.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: aptus
Language: la
Decoded: aptus
Meaning: apt, proper
Affix: -mer
Language: en
Decoded: -mer
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form words relating to chemical structure, denoting parts of a molecule, for example, monomer (one part), dimer (two parts), polymer (many parts).
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to