Word: peritelomere
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
i
te
lo
mere
Definition: The area surrounding a telomere
Morphemes:
Affix: peri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around or surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: about, around
Affix: telomere
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέλος
Language: grc
Decoded: telos
Meaning: end, extremity
Affix: μείρομαι
Language: grc
Decoded: meiromai
Meaning: to receive as ones portion
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
Meaning: neuter noun