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photodetachment

photodetachment noun: the absorption of a photon and subsequent elimination of an electron from an anion to form a neutral species.

Noun

photodetachment (countable and uncountable, plural photodetachments)

  1. The absorption of a photon and subsequent elimination of an electron from an anion to form a neutral species.

Forms of photodetachment

pluralphotodetachments

Origin of photodetachment

From photo- + detachment.

Questions about photodetachment

What does photodetachment mean?
Photodetachment means the absorption of a photon and subsequent elimination of an electron from an anion to form a neutral species.
What part of speech is photodetachment?
Photodetachment is a noun.
What is the plural of photodetachment?
The plural of photodetachment is photodetachments.

Words near photodetachment in the dictionary

  1. photodermatosis
  2. photodermatotoxicity
  3. photodesorption
  4. photodesorptions
  5. photodestruction
  6. photodetachment
  7. photodetachments
  8. photodetection
  9. photodetector
  10. photodetectors
  11. photodeterioration

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