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photochromogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-tochro-mogen
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A microorganism (especially a mycobacterium) whose pigmentation develops following exposure to light.

Etymology

From photo- + chromogen.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

photochromogens (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

photochromogenic photochromogenicity scotochromogen nonchromogen

Questions

What does photochromogen mean?
A microorganism (especially a mycobacterium) whose pigmentation develops following exposure to light.
Where does photochromogen come from?
From photo- + chromogen.

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