electroactive
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
describing any material (especially in a cell) that is electrically active or responsive
adj
describing any polymer that changes shape in the presence of an electric field
Etymology
Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active English electroactive From electro- + active.
Inflected Forms
more electroactive (comparative)
most electroactive (superlative)