Word: purinoceptor
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pu
ri
no
cep
tor
Definition: Any of a family of plasma membrane substances involved in cellular functions such as vascular reactivity, apoptosis and cytokine secretion
Morphemes:
Affix: purine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.
Affix: -ergic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Produced or activated by (the specified thing).
Affix: receptor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: receptor
Language: la
Decoded: receptor
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.