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photoinitiation

photoinitiation noun: the photoproduction of a radical or ion that is capable of initiating a chain reaction; used especially to initiate polymerization.

Noun

photoinitiation (plural photoinitiations)

  1. The photoproduction of a radical or ion that is capable of initiating a chain reaction; used especially to initiate polymerization

Forms of photoinitiation

pluralphotoinitiations

Origin of photoinitiation

From photo- + initiation.

Questions about photoinitiation

What does photoinitiation mean?
Photoinitiation means the photoproduction of a radical or ion that is capable of initiating a chain reaction; used especially to initiate polymerization.
What part of speech is photoinitiation?
Photoinitiation is a noun.
What is the plural of photoinitiation?
The plural of photoinitiation is photoinitiations.

Words near photoinitiation in the dictionary

  1. photoinhibitive
  2. photoinhibitory
  3. photoinitiate
  4. photoinitiated
  5. photoinitiating
  6. photoinitiation
  7. photoinitiations
  8. photoinitiatior
  9. photoinitiator
  10. photoinitiators
  11. photoinject

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