Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photocatalytic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-cat-alyt-ic
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or obtained by photocatalysis.

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 catalytic English photocatalytic From photo- + catalytic.

Questions

What does photocatalytic mean?
Of, pertaining to, or obtained by photocatalysis.
Where does photocatalytic 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 catalytic English photocatalytic From photo- + catalytic.

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