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photoirradiation

photoirradiation noun: irradiation with light.

Noun

photoirradiation (uncountable)

  1. irradiation with light
    • Materials that can be deformed by photoirradiation are not unknown, but generally consist of polymer films and gels and are rather slow-acting.2007 April 17, Henry Fountain, “In Arctic Foxes, Clues to Effects of Shrinking Habitat”, in New York Times

Origin of photoirradiation

From photo- + irradiation.

Questions about photoirradiation

What does photoirradiation mean?
Photoirradiation means irradiation with light.
What part of speech is photoirradiation?
Photoirradiation is a noun.

Words near photoirradiation in the dictionary

  1. photoionizes
  2. photoionizing
  3. photoions
  4. photoirradiate
  5. photoirradiated
  6. photoirradiation
  7. photoirritancy
  8. photoirritation
  9. photoisolator
  10. photoisolators
  11. photoisomer

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