Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photosensitise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-sen-si-tise
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of photosensitize.

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 sensitise English photosensitise From photo- + sensitise.

Inflected Forms

photosensitises (present, singular) photosensitising (participle, present) photosensitised (participle, past) photosensitised (past)

Synonyms

photosensitize

Questions

What does photosensitise mean?: Alternative spelling of photosensitize.
Where does photosensitise 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 sensitise English photosensitise From photo- + sensitise.

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