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femtochemistry

femtochemistry noun: the study of chemical reactions on a very short time scale, often using pulsed lasers.

Noun

femtochemistry (uncountable)

  1. The study of chemical reactions on a very short time scale, often using pulsed lasers.

Origin of femtochemistry

From femto- + chemistry, since it deals with time scales of femtoseconds.

Questions about femtochemistry

What does femtochemistry mean?
Femtochemistry means the study of chemical reactions on a very short time scale, often using pulsed lasers.
What part of speech is femtochemistry?
Femtochemistry is a noun.

Words near femtochemistry in the dictionary

  1. femtocandela
  2. femtocandelas
  3. femtocell
  4. femtocells
  5. femtochemical
  6. femtochemistry
  7. femtocoulomb
  8. femtocoulombs
  9. femtoelectronvolt
  10. femtoelectronvolts
  11. femtoengineering

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