Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photonegative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-toneg-a-tive
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having a negative phototropic or phototactic response; repelled by light

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 negative English photonegative From photo- + negative.

Inflected Forms

more photonegative (comparative) most photonegative (superlative)

Antonyms

photopositive

Questions

What does photonegative mean?: having a negative phototropic or phototactic response; repelled by light
Where does photonegative 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 negative English photonegative From photo- + negative.

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