Word: phytoextraction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phy
toex
trac
tion
Definition: A form of phytoremediation that exploits the process in which plants absorb substances, particularly heavy metals, from the environment and store them in their tissues.
Morphemes:
Affix: phyto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to or derived from plants.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
Affix: extract
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained
Etymology Compounds: Affix: extractum
Language: la
Decoded: extractum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: extract (apothecarial)
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.