photodamage

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noun

photochemical damage

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

nounphotodamage (plural photodamages)

plural photodamages

  1. chemistryphotochemical damage

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. Englishdamage
  9. Englishphotodamage

From photo- + damage.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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