Word: haloperoxidases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ha
lo
per
o
xi
da
ses
Definition: Plural of haloperoxidase. Any of a class of enzymes that oxidize organic halogen compounds; they are hemoproteins or similar
Morphemes:
Affix: halo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming names of chemical compounds which contain one or more halogen atoms.
Affix: per-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming nouns and adjectives denoting the maximum proportion of one element in a compound, as in peroxide.
Affix: oxide
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: oxide
Language: fr
Decoded: oxide
PoS: Noun
Meaning: obsolete spelling of oxyde.
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.