Word: fucosides
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fu
co
sides
Definition: Plural of fucoside. Any glycoside of fucose.
Morphemes:
Affix: fucose
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides
Affix: -ide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.