Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photodesorption

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-todes-orp-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An increase in the desorption of a substance from an interface in the presence 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 desorption English photodesorption From photo- + desorption.

Inflected Forms

photodesorptions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

photoadsorption

Questions

What does photodesorption mean?: An increase in the desorption of a substance from an interface in the presence of light.
Where does photodesorption 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 desorption English photodesorption From photo- + desorption.

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