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photoionisation

photoionisation noun: the ejection of electrons from an atom or other species following the absorption of photons.

Noun

photoionisation (countable and uncountable, plural photoionisations)

  1. The ejection of electrons from an atom or other species following the absorption of photons.

Forms of photoionisation

pluralphotoionisations

Origin of photoionisation

From photo- + ionisation.

Questions about photoionisation

What does photoionisation mean?
Photoionisation means the ejection of electrons from an atom or other species following the absorption of photons.
What part of speech is photoionisation?
Photoionisation is a noun.
What is the plural of photoionisation?
The plural of photoionisation is photoionisations.

Words near photoionisation in the dictionary

  1. photointerpreter
  2. photointerpreters
  3. photointerrupter
  4. photointerrupters
  5. photoion
  6. photoionisation
  7. photoionisations
  8. photoionised
  9. photoionization
  10. photoionizations
  11. photoionize

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