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photoassociation

photoassociation noun: the association of two atoms, under the influence of laser light, to form an excited diatomic molecule.

Noun

photoassociation (countable and uncountable, plural photoassociations)

  1. The association of two atoms, under the influence of laser light, to form an excited diatomic molecule.

Forms of photoassociation

pluralphotoassociations

Origin of photoassociation

From photo- + association.

Questions about photoassociation

What does photoassociation mean?
Photoassociation means the association of two atoms, under the influence of laser light, to form an excited diatomic molecule.
What part of speech is photoassociation?
Photoassociation is a noun.
What is the plural of photoassociation?
The plural of photoassociation is photoassociations.

Words near photoassociation in the dictionary

  1. photoassisted
  2. photoassociate
  3. photoassociated
  4. photoassociates
  5. photoassociating
  6. photoassociation
  7. photoassociations
  8. photoassociative
  9. photoattraction
  10. photoautotroph
  11. photoautotrophic

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