Word: ecotoxicity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
co
to
xi
ci
ty
Definition: The potential for biological, chemical or physical stressors to affect ecosystems.
Morphemes:
Affix: eco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οἶκος
Language: grc
Decoded: oikos
Meaning: house, household
Affix: toxic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: toxicum
Language: la
Decoded: toxicum
Meaning: poison
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form other nouns, especially abstract nouns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Used to form feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being.