Word: microenvironment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
en
vi
ron
ment
Definition: The very small environment in the immediate vicinity of an organism.
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: environ
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A surrounding area
Etymology Compounds: Affix: en
Language: fro
Decoded: en
Meaning: in
Affix: viron
Language: fro
Decoded: viron
Meaning: a turn
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.