Meanings
adjectivephotoactive (comparative more photoactive, superlative most photoactive)
comparative more photoactive · superlative most photoactive
- Able to convert the energy of light into electricity via photoelectricity
- Able to react chemically under the influence of light
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishphotoactive
Translations
German photoaktiv
- photoaktivTranslations
Latin phōtoāctīvus
- phōtoāctīvusTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
photoactive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoactive
MLA
“photoactive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoactive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoactive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoactive.
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