Word: nanoRNA
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: na
nor
na
Definition: A very short form of RNA that initiates transcription
Morphemes:
Affix: nano-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Derived from the nanotechnology industry
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nanus
Language: la
Decoded: nanus
Meaning: dwarf
Affix: RNA
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Initialism of ribonucleic acid; a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell