Word: bioimmuring
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: bi
oi
mmur
ing
Definition: Present participle of bioimmure. To imprint in the fossilized skeleton of another organism.
Morphemes:
Affix: bio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: organic life
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βίο-
Language: grc
Decoded: bio-
Meaning: βίο-
Affix: immure
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To trap or capture (an impurity); chiefly in the participial adjective immured and gerund or gerundial noun immuring.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in
Language: la
Decoded: in
Meaning: in
Affix: mūrus
Language: la
Decoded: murus
Meaning: wall
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.