Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photosystem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-sys-tem
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis

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 system English photosystem From photo- + system.

Inflected Forms

photosystems (plural)

Phrases

photosystem I photosystem II

Questions

What does photosystem mean?: Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis
Where does photosystem 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 system English photosystem From photo- + system.

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