Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photosensitising

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-sen-si-tis-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of photosensitise

adj

Alternative spelling of photosensitizing.

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 sensitising English photosensitising From photo- + sensitising.

Inflected Forms

more photosensitising (comparative) most photosensitising (superlative)

Questions

What does photosensitising mean?: present participle and gerund of photosensitise
Where does photosensitising 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 sensitising English photosensitising From photo- + sensitising.

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