phytotron
/ˈfaɪ.təˌtɹɑn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A laboratory in the form of a greenhouse or similar building in which plants can be grown and studied under individually controlled conditions.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)bor. English -tron English phytotron From phyto- + -tron.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfaɪ.təˌtɹɑn/
- British English: /ˈfaɪ.tə(ʊ)ˌtɹɒn/