Word: cryoturbations
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cry
o
tur
ba
tions
Definition: Plural of cryoturbation. Any of several forms of disturbances within soils and subsoils as a result of freeze– thaw processes in periglacial conditions
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cryonics; the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
Affix: turbation
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The mixing of soil or sediment, especially pedoturbation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: turbatio
Language: la
Decoded: turbatio
PoS: Noun
Meaning: disturbance
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).