Word: microendolith
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
en
do
lith
Definition: Any microscopic endolith; an organism (archaeon, bacterium, fungus, lichen, algae or amoeba) that lives inside rock, coral, animal shells, or in the pores between mineral grains of a rock
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: endo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: internal, within, inside, into
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔνδον
Language: grc
Decoded: endon
Meaning: inner; internal
Affix: -lith
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form names of rocks and minerals