Word: bioerode
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: bi
o
er
ode
Definition: To undergo bioerosion; describes the breakdown of hard ocean substrates – and less often terrestrial substrates – by living organisms
Morphemes:
Affix: bio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: organic life
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βίο-
Language: grc
Decoded: bio-
Meaning: βίο-
Affix: erode
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: erodere
Language: la
Decoded: erodere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I gnaw away; corrode