Word: tetrapyrrolic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: te
tra
pyr
ro
lic
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or being a tetrapyrrole.
Morphemes:
Affix: tetra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Four.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέτταρες
Language: grc
Decoded: tettares
PoS: Numeral
Meaning: four
Affix: pyrrole
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H5N.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.