photoresist
noun
photoresist is spelled P-H-O-T-O-R-E-S-I-S-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photoresist means “A light-sensitive film used in photolithography and photoengraving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photoresist is photoresists.
How many letters and syllables are in photoresist?
| Letters | 11: P-H-O-T-O-R-E-S-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 photoresist?
Photoresist appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 photoresist
- photoresists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photoresist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A light-sensitive film used in photolithography and photoengraving.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Photoresist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense light-sensitive film:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Fotolack |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does photoresist come from?
From photo- + resist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).