Word: occlusion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: oc
clu
sion
Definition: The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
Morphemes:
Affix: occlude
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: occlūdere
Language: la
Decoded: occludere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I restrain
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.