Word: cryoturbational
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cry
o
tur
ba
tio
nal
Definition: Relating to cryoturbation. Any of several forms of disturbances within soils and subsoils as a result of freeze– thaw processes in periglacial conditions
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cold, freezing
Affix: turbation
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The mixing of soil or sediment, especially pedoturbation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: turbatio
Language: la
Decoded: turbatio
PoS: Noun
Meaning: disturbance
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.