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photoactive

pho·to·ac·ti·va·tion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [foh-toh-ak-tuh-vey-shuh n]
    • /ˌfoʊ toʊˌæk təˈveɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌfəʊ.təʊ.ˈæk.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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
exclamation

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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