photoglow

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noun

A photoglow tube

OriginEnglish glow ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

nounphotoglow (plural photoglows)

plural photoglows

  1. sciencesA photoglow tube

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishglow
  9. Englishphotoglow

From photo- + glow.

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APA

photoglow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoglow

MLA

“photoglow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoglow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoglow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoglow.

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