Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoinhibition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-toin-hi-bi-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inhibition of photosynthesis caused by protein damage due to high levels of light (especially ultraviolet)

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 inhibition English photoinhibition From photo- + inhibition.

Inflected Forms

photoinhibitions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

photoinhibitive

Questions

What does photoinhibition mean?: The inhibition of photosynthesis caused by protein damage due to high levels of light (especially ultraviolet)
Where does photoinhibition 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 inhibition English photoinhibition From photo- + inhibition.

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