Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

optogenetic

/ˌɑptoʊd͡ʒɪˈnɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: op-to-ge-net-ic
IPA: /ˌɑptoʊd͡ʒɪˈnɛtɪk/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

generated by light

adj

Describing any of several techniques in which optical technology is used to form images of genetically targeted proteins or neurons

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Ancient Greek ὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der. English opto- English genetic English optogenetic From opto- + genetic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑptoʊd͡ʒɪˈnɛtɪk/
British English: /ˌɒptəʊd͡ʒɪˈnɛtɪk/

Derived Forms

optogenetically

Questions

How do you pronounce optogenetic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑptoʊd͡ʒɪˈnɛtɪk/.
What does optogenetic mean?: generated by light
Where does optogenetic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Ancient Greek ὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der. English opto- English genetic English optogenetic From opto- + genetic.

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