Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photosynthate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-syn-thate
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound that is a product of photosynthesis.

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 synthesis English photosynthesis English -ate English photosynthate From photosynthesis + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

photosynthates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does photosynthate mean?: Any compound that is a product of photosynthesis.
Where does photosynthate 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 synthesis English photosynthesis English -ate English photosynthate From photosynthesis + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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