Unscramble

p 3 h 4 o 1 t 1 o 1 e 1 m 3 i 1 s 1 s 1 i 1 o 1 n 1

13 letters · 20 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun an emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface)

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Latin ēmittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēmissiōlbor. Middle French émissionbor. English emission English…

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