Word: cryofixation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cry
o
fi
xa
tion
Definition: The freezing of a specimen, typically by immersion in liquid nitrogen, in order to fix it
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cold, freezing
Affix: fixate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.