Meanings
nounphotodeactivation (countable and uncountable, plural photodeactivations)
plural photodeactivations
- countableuncountabledeactivation by 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*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishactivation
- Englishdeactivation
- Englishphotodeactivation
From photo- + deactivation.
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APA
photodeactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodeactivation
MLA
“photodeactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodeactivation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photodeactivation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodeactivation.
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