photocatalytic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or obtained by photocatalysis.

OriginEnglish catalytic ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

adjectivephotocatalytic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or obtained by photocatalysis.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishcatalytic
  9. Englishphotocatalytic

From photo- + catalytic.

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Translations

French photocatalytique
  • photocatalytiqueTranslations
Italian fotocatalitico
  • fotocataliticoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

photocatalytic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocatalytic

MLA

“photocatalytic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocatalytic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photocatalytic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocatalytic.

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