Word: aerotropism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: aer
ot
ro
pism
Definition: The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
Morphemes:
Affix: aero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: air or aircraft
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀέρος
Language: grc
Decoded: aeros
PoS: Noun
Meaning: air
Affix: -tropism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: growth towards.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tropus
Language: la
Decoded: tropus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a figurative use of a word, a trope (postAug. for trānslātiō verbōrum immūtātiō )
Affix: -ism
Language: en
Decoded: -ism
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of conditions or syndromes