Word: triphoton
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tri
pho
ton
Definition: A composite particle created by overlapping three indistinguishable photons in an optical fibre and manipulating their spin
Morphemes:
Affix: tri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: light, electromagnetic radiation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: -on
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles quanta molecular units or substances .