Word: ecotoxicology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
co
to
xi
co
lo
gy
Definition: The toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity.
Morphemes:
Affix: eco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οἶκος
Language: grc
Decoded: oikos
Meaning: house, household
Affix: toxico-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: poison
Affix: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of