photodimerization

noun

Any photochemical dimerization reaction

Scrabble 34

Meanings

nounphotodimerization (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAny photochemical dimerization reaction

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. Englishdimerization
  9. Englishphotodimerization

From photo- + dimerization.

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

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

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