photodegradation
noun
photodegradation is spelled P-H-O-T-O-D-E-G-R-A-D-A-T-I-O-N: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photodegradation means “Any reduction or degradation in a useful property of a material because of a chemical change as a result of absorption of light” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in photodegradation?
| Letters | 16: P-H-O-T-O-D-E-G-R-A-D-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is photodegradation?
Photodegradation appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of photodegradation
- photo-degradation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photodegradation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any reduction or degradation in a useful property of a material because of a chemical change as a result of absorption of light.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does photodegradation come from?
From photo- + degradation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).