Word: cryoturbation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cry
o
tur
ba
tion
Definition: 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