Word: ureohydrolase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ure
o
hy
dro
lase
Definition: Any of various hydrolase enzymes involved in arginine/agmatine metabolism, the urea cycle, histidine degradation, and other pathways.
Morphemes:
Affix: ureo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: urea; the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a hydrous compound
Affix: -lysis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: dissolving
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.