Word: methylenetetrahydrofolates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
thy
le
ne
te
tra
hy
dro
fo
lates
Definition: Plural of methylenetetrahydrofolate. The substrate used by the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase to generate 5-methyltetrahydrofolate ( levomefolic acid).
Morphemes:
Affix: methylene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέθυ
Language: grc
Decoded: methu
Meaning: wine
Affix: ὕλη
Language: grc
Decoded: ule
Meaning: wood
Affix: tetra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Four.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέτταρες
Language: grc
Decoded: tettares
PoS: Numeral
Meaning: four
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a hydrous compound
Affix: folic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.