Word: retinols
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
ti
nols
Definition: Plural of retinol; an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene
Morphemes:
Affix: retina
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rēte
Language: la
Decoded: rete
Meaning: net
Affix: -ol
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An alcohol or phenol.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).