Word: cryofracturing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: cry
of
rac
tur
ing
Definition: Present participle of cryofracture; a collective term for several mechanical weathering processes induced by stresses created by the freezing of water into ice
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cold, freezing
Affix: fracture
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To break, or cause something to break.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fractūra
Language: la
Decoded: fractura
Meaning: a breach, fracture, cleft
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.