Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhizodeposition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rhi-zode-po-si-tion
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The release of organic compounds from plant roots into the surrounding environment

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Third, plants exposed to elevated CO 2 can produce larger amounts of organic compounds that enter the soil via rhizodeposition and litterfall [16 ]."

Etymology

From rhizo- + deposition.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: rhizo

Usage

Inflected Forms

rhizodepositions (plural)

Questions

What does rhizodeposition mean?: The release of organic compounds from plant roots into the surrounding environment
Where does rhizodeposition come from?: From rhizo- + deposition.

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