Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phosphoimaging

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phos-pho-imag-ing
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of photostimulated luminescence to make a form of X-ray image

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 -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- English imaging English phosphoimaging From phospho- + imaging.

Usage

Questions

What does phosphoimaging mean?
The use of photostimulated luminescence to make a form of X-ray image
Where does phosphoimaging 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 -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- English imaging English phosphoimaging From phospho- + imaging.

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