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photodegradation

photodegradation noun: any reduction or degradation in a useful property of a material because of a chemical change as a result of absorption of light.

Noun

photodegradation (uncountable)

  1. Any reduction or degradation in a useful property of a material because of a chemical change as a result of absorption of light.

Forms of photodegradation

alternative formphoto-degradation

Origin of photodegradation

From photo- + degradation.

Questions about photodegradation

What does photodegradation mean?
Photodegradation means any reduction or degradation in a useful property of a material because of a chemical change as a result of absorption of light.
What part of speech is photodegradation?
Photodegradation is a noun.

Words near photodegradation in the dictionary

  1. photodecompositions
  2. photodeconjugation
  3. photodeconjugations
  4. photodegradability
  5. photodegradable
  6. photodegradation
  7. photodegradative
  8. photodegrade
  9. photodegraded
  10. photodegrades
  11. photodegrading

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