Word: biofiltration
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
o
fil
tra
tion
Definition: A technique for pollution control using living material to capture and biologically degrade process pollutants.
Morphemes:
Affix: bio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: organic life
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βίο-
Language: grc
Decoded: bio-
Meaning: βίο-
Affix: filtrate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from the filtride / filtrand
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.