Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoperiodic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
pho-tope-ri-od-ic
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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 per- English iodic English periodic English photoperiodic From photo- + periodic.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does photoperiodic mean?
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting photoperiodism
Where does photoperiodic 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 per- English iodic English periodic English photoperiodic From photo- + periodic.

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