Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photopositive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-topos-i-tive
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having a positive phototropic or phototactic response; attracted 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 positive English photopositive From photo- + positive.

Inflected Forms

more photopositive (comparative) most photopositive (superlative)

Antonyms

photonegative

Questions

What does photopositive mean?: having a positive phototropic or phototactic response; attracted by light
Where does photopositive 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 positive English photopositive From photo- + positive.

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