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photoexcitation

photoexcitation noun: the formation of an excited state by the absorption of a photon.

Noun

photoexcitation (countable and uncountable, plural photoexcitations)

  1. The formation of an excited state by the absorption of a photon.

Forms of photoexcitation

pluralphotoexcitations

Origin of photoexcitation

From photo- + excitation.

Questions about photoexcitation

What does photoexcitation mean?
Photoexcitation means the formation of an excited state by the absorption of a photon.
What part of speech is photoexcitation?
Photoexcitation is a noun.
What is the plural of photoexcitation?
The plural of photoexcitation is photoexcitations.

Words near photoexcitation in the dictionary

  1. photoevolve
  2. photoexchange
  3. photoexchanges
  4. photoexcitability
  5. photoexcitable
  6. photoexcitation
  7. photoexcitations
  8. photoexcite
  9. photoexcited
  10. photoexcites
  11. photoexciting

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