Word: smoltification
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: smol
ti
fi
ca
tion
Definition: The series of physiological changes where juvenile salmonid fish adapt from living in fresh water to living in seawater.
Morphemes:
Affix: smolt
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.
Affix: -ification
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The process of becoming.