Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photostabilize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-sta-bi-lize
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To add compounds that absorb ultraviolet radiation to plastics in order to reduce photodegradation

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 stabilize English photostabilize From photo- + stabilize.

Inflected Forms

photostabilizes (present, singular) photostabilizing (participle, present) photostabilized (participle, past) photostabilized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

photostabilization

Questions

What does photostabilize mean?: To add compounds that absorb ultraviolet radiation to plastics in order to reduce photodegradation
Where does photostabilize 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 stabilize English photostabilize From photo- + stabilize.

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