Word: photouptake
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pho
toup
take
Definition: Alternative form of photoabsorption. A situation in which all of the energy of a photon is transferred to an atom or molecule
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: light, electromagnetic radiation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate higher position or direction, literally or figuratively.
Affix: take
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: take
Language: en
Decoded: take
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: When attached to certain adjectives, it forms a transitive verb whose meaning is, to make (adjective). Usually, the verb is ergative, sometimes not. The same construction could also be done to certain (fewer) nouns, as, strengthen, in which case the verb means roughly, "to give (noun) to", or "to become like (noun)".