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photooxidation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-toox-i-da-tion
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The loss of an electron from a photoexcited species.

noun

The reaction of something with oxygen in the presence of 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 oxidation English photooxidation From photo- + oxidation.

Inflected Forms

photooxidations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

photooxygenation photoreduction

Questions

What does photooxidation mean?
The loss of an electron from a photoexcited species.
Where does photooxidation 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 oxidation English photooxidation From photo- + oxidation.

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