Word: immunolectin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: i
mmu
no
lec
tin
Definition: Any lectin associated with the immune system
Morphemes:
Affix: immuno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the immune systems and processes in a living organism.
Affix: lectin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lēctus
Language: la
Decoded: lectus
Meaning: chosen
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
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).