Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photocatalysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-catal-y-sis
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

catalysis by a photocatalyst

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 φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English catalysis English photocatalysis From photo- + catalysis.

Usage

Questions

What does photocatalysis mean?
catalysis by a photocatalyst
Where does photocatalysis 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 catalysis English photocatalysis From photo- + catalysis.

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