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photoharden

photoharden verb: to harden by exposure to light.

Verb

photoharden (third-person singular simple present photohardens, present participle photohardening, simple past and past participle photohardened)

  1. (transitive) To harden by exposure to light.
    • Accordingly, the photosensitive material that can be photohardened to give a resist image to the etch is called a photoresist.1967, R. H. Marchessault, Christen Skaar, Surfaces and Coatings Related to Paper and Wood: A Symposium..., page 363
    • In coated layers of this composition, exposure to visible light photohardens the polymerizable droplets so that color does not form on treatment with oxidizing agent and color developer; […]1969, Photographic Science and Engineering, volume 13, page 84

Forms of photoharden

third-person singular presentphotohardens
present participlephotohardening
past participlephotohardened
pastphotohardened

Origin of photoharden

From photo- + harden.

Words formed from photoharden

Questions about photoharden

What does photoharden mean?
Photoharden means to harden by exposure to light.
What part of speech is photoharden?
Photoharden is a verb.
What is the past tense of photoharden?
The past tense of photoharden is photohardened.

Words near photoharden in the dictionary

  1. photogravurists
  2. photogs
  3. photoguide
  4. photoguides
  5. photohadronic
  6. photoharden
  7. photohardenable
  8. photohardened
  9. photohardening
  10. photohardens
  11. photoheated

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