Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photohomolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-ho-mol-y-sis
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A homolysis reaction initiated by light

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 homolysis English photohomolysis From photo- + homolysis.

Usage

Questions

What does photohomolysis mean?
A homolysis reaction initiated by light
Where does photohomolysis 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 homolysis English photohomolysis From photo- + homolysis.

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