Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermosensitive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ther-mosen-si-tive
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That shows a reaction to heat.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English sensitive English thermosensitive From thermo- + sensitive.

Inflected Forms

more thermosensitive (comparative) most thermosensitive (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does thermosensitive mean?
That shows a reaction to heat.
Where does thermosensitive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English sensitive English thermosensitive From thermo- + sensitive.

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