Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photobleach

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-bleach
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become less absorbent, reflective or fluorescent upon exposure to light.

Intransitive verb

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 bleach English photobleach From photo- + bleach.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

photobleaches (present, singular) photobleaching (participle, present) photobleached (participle, past) photobleached (past)

Derived Forms

photobleachable photobleaching

Questions

What does photobleach mean?: To become less absorbent, reflective or fluorescent upon exposure to light.
Where does photobleach 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 bleach English photobleach From photo- + bleach.

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