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photothyristor

photothyristor noun: a light-activated silicon controlled rectifier.

Noun

photothyristor (plural photothyristors)

  1. A light-activated silicon controlled rectifier.

Forms of photothyristor

pluralphotothyristors

Origin of photothyristor

From photo- + thyristor.

Questions about photothyristor

What does photothyristor mean?
Photothyristor means a light-activated silicon controlled rectifier.
What part of speech is photothyristor?
Photothyristor is a noun.
What is the plural of photothyristor?
The plural of photothyristor is photothyristors.

Words near photothyristor in the dictionary

  1. photothreshold
  2. photothresholds
  3. photothrombosis
  4. photothrombotic
  5. photothrombotically
  6. photothyristor
  7. photothyristors
  8. phototolerance
  9. phototolerances
  10. phototolerant
  11. phototonic

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