Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoadsorption

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-toad-sorp-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An increase in the adsorption of a substance at an interface in the presence of light.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English adsorption English photoadsorption From photo- + adsorption.

Usage

Inflected Forms

photoadsorptions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

photodesorption

Questions

What does photoadsorption mean?: An increase in the adsorption of a substance at an interface in the presence of light.
Where does photoadsorption come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English adsorption English photoadsorption From photo- + adsorption.

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