Word: cryosectioning
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cry
osec
tio
ning
Definition: The sectioning of a sample at low temperatures; normally following treatment with polyethylene glycol (to remove most water) and freezing
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cold, freezing
Affix: section
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: secō
Language: la
Decoded: seco
Meaning: to cut
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from various parts of speech denoting materials or systems of objects considered collectively.