Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoreversible

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-tore-versible
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing any compound or system that can exist in two forms, and can be changed from one to the other by the appropriate influence 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 reversible English photoreversible From photo- + reversible.

Frequently Paired Words

photoreversibility photoreversion

Questions

What does photoreversible mean?: Describing any compound or system that can exist in two forms, and can be changed from one to the other by the appropriate influence of light
Where does photoreversible 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 reversible English photoreversible From photo- + reversible.

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