Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photosensitize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-sen-si-tize
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to make something photosensitive

Transitive verb

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 sensitize English photosensitize From photo- + sensitize.

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Questions

What does photosensitize mean?
to make something photosensitive
Where does photosensitize 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 sensitize English photosensitize From photo- + sensitize.

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