Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoassisted

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-toas-sist-ed
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing catalysis in which the catalyst is formed by the absorption of light

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 assisted English photoassisted From photo- + assisted.

Inflected Forms

photo-assisted (alternative)

Questions

What does photoassisted mean?
Describing catalysis in which the catalyst is formed by the absorption of light
Where does photoassisted 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 assisted English photoassisted From photo- + assisted.

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