Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photodegradable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-todegrad-able
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being chemically broken down as the result of a photochemical reaction

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 degradable English photodegradable From photo- + degradable.

Inflected Forms

more photodegradable (comparative) most photodegradable (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

photodegradation

Questions

What does photodegradable mean?: Capable of being chemically broken down as the result of a photochemical reaction
Where does photodegradable 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 degradable English photodegradable From photo- + degradable.

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