Word: borotripeptide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bor
o
tri
pep
tide
Definition: Any tripeptide that contains one or more boroamino acid
Morphemes:
Affix: boro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: boron; a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
Affix: tri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.
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