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photoimmobilize

photoimmobilize verb: to immobilize (a surface) by means of light.

Verb

photoimmobilize (third-person singular simple present photoimmobilizes, present participle photoimmobilizing, simple past and past participle photoimmobilized)

  1. To immobilize (a surface) by means of light

Forms of photoimmobilize

third-person singular presentphotoimmobilizes
present participlephotoimmobilizing
past participlephotoimmobilized
pastphotoimmobilized

Origin of photoimmobilize

From photo- + immobilize.

Questions about photoimmobilize

What does photoimmobilize mean?
Photoimmobilize means to immobilize (a surface) by means of light.
What part of speech is photoimmobilize?
Photoimmobilize is a verb.
What is the past tense of photoimmobilize?
The past tense of photoimmobilize is photoimmobilized.

Words near photoimmobilize in the dictionary

  1. photoimage
  2. photoimages
  3. photoimaging
  4. photoimmobilization
  5. photoimmobilizations
  6. photoimmobilize
  7. photoimmobilized
  8. photoimmune
  9. photoimmunology
  10. photoimmunosuppression
  11. photoimmunotherapeutic

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