Word: photostasis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pho
to
sta
sis
Definition: The balance of energy, in photosynthetic plants, between photochemical input and metabolic output
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: photography
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: stasis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the sections of a cathisma or portion of the psalter.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἵστημι
Language: grc
Decoded: istemi
Meaning: to stand
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process