Word: chemosymbiosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: che
mo
sym
bi
o
sis
Definition: A form of symbiosis in which a bacterium provides chemically-derived energy and nutrients, often via the oxidation of hydrogen sulfide, to a higher organism
Morphemes:
Affix: chemo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry.
Affix: syn-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: concomitant; an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
Etymology Compounds: Affix: συν-
Language: grc
Decoded: sun-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: with, together, co-, syn-
Affix: -biosis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a specified way of living