Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

light-struck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
light-struck
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Damaged by accidental exposure to light.

adj

Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to catalyze a chemical process ultimately producing a thiol (MBT) from isohumulone.

Etymology

From light (noun) + struck (participial adjective).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more light-struck (comparative) most light-struck (superlative) lightstruck (alternative)

Synonyms

fogged skunked

Questions

What does light-struck mean?
Damaged by accidental exposure to light.
Where does light-struck come from?
From light (noun) + struck (participial adjective).

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