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photodissociation

photodissociation noun: the dissociation of a molecule following the absorption of a photon.

Noun

photodissociation (countable and uncountable, plural photodissociations)

  1. The dissociation of a molecule following the absorption of a photon

Forms of photodissociation

pluralphotodissociations

Origin of photodissociation

From photo- + dissociation.

Questions about photodissociation

What does photodissociation mean?
Photodissociation means the dissociation of a molecule following the absorption of a photon.
What part of speech is photodissociation?
Photodissociation is a noun.
What is the plural of photodissociation?
The plural of photodissociation is photodissociations.

Words near photodissociation in the dictionary

  1. photodissociable
  2. photodissociate
  3. photodissociated
  4. photodissociates
  5. photodissociating
  6. photodissociation
  7. photodissociations
  8. photodissociative
  9. photodissolution
  10. photodissolutions
  11. photodistribution

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