Word: haloclines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ha
lo
clines
Definition: Plural of halocline; a cline, a subtype of chemocline caused by a strong, vertical salinity gradient within a body of water
Morphemes:
Affix: halo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming names of chemical compounds which contain one or more halogen atoms.
Affix: -cline
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A specified form of slope or gradation.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.