Word: petrocalcic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pe
tro
cal
cic
Definition: Of or relating to a kind of soil horizon formed when secondary calcium carbonates or other carbonates accumulate in the subsoil to the extent that the soil becomes cemented into a hardpan.
Morphemes:
Affix: petro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: stone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: petra
Language: la
Decoded: petra
Meaning: stone, rock
Affix: calcic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: of, pertaining to, or derived from calcium or lime