Word: tonoplast
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ton
op
last
Definition: The cytoplasmic membrane surrounding a vacuole, separating the vacuolar contents from the cell's cytoplasm
Morphemes:
Affix: tono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: tone, tension or pressure
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: tonos
Meaning: strain, tension, pitch
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