photochemical

photochemical adjective: of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions.

Adjective

photochemical (not comparable)

Of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions.
- The O–O bond in benzoyl peroxide and the C–N bonds in AIBN homolyze under thermal or photochemical conditions.2007, Robert B. Grossman, The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms, →ISBN
- Between 1826 and 1837, Nicéphore Niépce, credited with taking the first successful photograph, in 1827, and Louis Daguerre, the most famous photographic innovator of his day, found that silver iodide was especially light sensitive, and they used this discovery as the basis for their early work...2017, Bob Berman, Zapped: From Infrared to X-rays, the Curious History of Invisible Light, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 72

photochemical (plural photochemicals)

Any chemical compound (such as silver halides) used in photography.
- […] Kodak's production of photochemicals, and Sheppard worked out a method of suspending pulverized coal in fuel oil for use in U.S. Navy ships. By the spring of 1918 Sheppard had developed a collodial mixture containing chemical […]1990, Douglas Collins, The Story of Kodak, Harry N. Abrams, →ISBN, page 151
- Troubleshooting emulsion artifacts: Many problems will be averted by consulting Kodak materials and Reference 4 before the first experiment. Because nuclear track emulsions are very sensitive to chemical contaminants, especially metals and photochemicals, Kodak recommends three controls for every...2000, John P. Sundberg, Dawnalyn Boggess, editors, Systematic Approach to Evaluation of Mouse Mutations (Research Methods For Mutant Mice), CRC Press, →ISBN

ஒளி வேதியியல், ஒளி வேதிம

plural	photochemicals

From photo- + chemical.

What does photochemical mean?: Photochemical means of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions.
What is photochemical in Tamil?: Photochemical in Tamil is ஒளி வேதியியல், ஒளி வேதிம. See Photochemical meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is photochemical?: Photochemical can be an adjective or a noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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