photocuring

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noun

The photoinduced hardening of a monomeric, oligomeric, or polymeric substrate, normally using ultraviolet light.

OriginEnglish curing ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounphotocuring (usually uncountable, plural photocurings)

plural photocurings

  1. uncountableusuallyThe photoinduced hardening of a monomeric, oligomeric, or polymeric substrate, normally using ultraviolet light.

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. Englishcuring
  9. Englishphotocuring

From photo- + curing.

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APA

photocuring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocuring

MLA

“photocuring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocuring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photocuring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocuring.

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