Word: exportins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
xpor
tins
Definition: Plural of exportin. A protein that transports other cargo proteins from the nucleus of a cell to the cytoplasm.
Morphemes:
Affix: export
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the act of exporting; the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin).
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.