Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-gen
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene, used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc.

noun

A microorganism that produces phosphorescence.

Etymology

From photo- + -gen.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: photo
Suffix: gen

Inflected Forms

photogens (plural) photogene (alternative)

Questions

What does photogen mean?: A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene, used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc.
Where does photogen come from?: From photo- + -gen.

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