Meanings
nounphotocatalysis (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistrycatalysis by a photocatalyst
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishcatalysis
- Englishphotocatalysis
Translations
French photocatalyse
- photocatalyseChemistry: Catalysis by a photocatalyst.
Greek φωτοκατάλυση
- φωτοκατάλυση (fotokatálysi)Chemistry: Catalysis by a photocatalyst.
Icelandic ljóshvötun
- ljóshvötunChemistry: Catalysis by a photocatalyst.
Cite this entry
APA
photocatalysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocatalysis
MLA
“photocatalysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocatalysis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photocatalysis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocatalysis.
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