Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photogene

/ˈfəʊtəʊd͡ʒiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-gene
IPA: /ˈfəʊtəʊd͡ʒiːn/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

Archaic

noun

A gene involved in photosynthesis.

Example Sentences

"1864-1898, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Biology In youth , the visual apparatus is so quickly restored to its state of integrity , that many of these photogenes, as they are called , cannot be perceived ."

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 -gene English photogene From photo- + -gene.

Usage

Inflected Forms

photogenes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce photogene?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfəʊtəʊd͡ʒiːn/.
What does photogene mean?: A photograph.
Where does photogene 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 -gene English photogene From photo- + -gene.

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