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- [foh-toh-ak-tuh-vey-shuh n]
- /ˌfoʊ toʊˌæk təˈveɪ ʃən/
- /ˌfəʊ.təʊ.ˈæk.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foh-toh-ak-tuh-vey-shuh n]
- /ˌfoʊ toʊˌæk təˈveɪ ʃən/
Definitions of photoactive word
- noun photoactive the activation or control of a chemical, chemical reaction, or organism by light, as the activation of chlorophyll by sunlight during photosynthesis. 1
- adjective photoactive (of a substance) capable of responding to light or other electromagnetic radiation 0
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Origin of photoactive
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; photo- + activation
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Parts of speech for Photoactive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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photoactive popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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