Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photocleavage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-cleav-age
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cleavage of a bond by photolysis.

Example Sentences

"We also perform IR-VIS absorbance measurements and find that the results suggest that during irradiation some of the dye molecules form dimers and trimers and that the polymer host is irreversibly damaged by photooxidation and Norrish type I photocleavage."

Etymology

From photo- + cleavage.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: photo

Questions

What does photocleavage mean?: The cleavage of a bond by photolysis.
Where does photocleavage come from?: From photo- + cleavage.

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