Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photobiotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-bi-ot-ic
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dependent on light for life and growth.

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 biotic English photobiotic From photo- + biotic.

Inflected Forms

more photobiotic (comparative) most photobiotic (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonphotobiotic

Questions

What does photobiotic mean?: Dependent on light for life and growth.
Where does photobiotic 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 biotic English photobiotic From photo- + biotic.

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