Word: lysoclines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ly
so
clines
Definition: Plural of lysocline. The depth in the ocean below which solubility of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) increases dramatically.
Morphemes:
Affix: lysocline
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The depth in the ocean below which solubility of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) increases dramatically.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λύω
Language: grc
Decoded: luo
Meaning: loosen
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -cline
Language: en
Decoded: -cline
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A specified form of slope or gradation.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.