photoelectroactivity

noun

electroactivity upon irradiation with light

OriginEnglish electroactivity ← Middle French activité ← Latin āctīvitās →
Scrabble 35
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Meanings

nounphotoelectroactivity (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural scienceselectroactivity upon irradiation with light

    Research on In 2 O 3 is very rare in photovoltaic materials due to its weak photoelectroactivity and poor charge carrier transport in In 2 O 3 [ 8 ], thus decreasing the power conversion efficiency of the cell.

    2015 June 4, S. Mahalingam et al., “Structural, Morphological, and Electron Transport Studies of Annealing Dependent In2O3 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell”, in The Scientific World Journal, volume 2015, →DOI, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2025

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. Frenchélectro-
  9. Latinēlectrum
  10. Latinelectro-
  11. Englishelectro-
  12. Latināctīvitās
  13. Middle Frenchactivité
  14. Englishactivity
  15. Englishelectroactivity
  16. Englishphotoelectroactivity

From photo- + electroactivity.

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APA

photoelectroactivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectroactivity

MLA

“photoelectroactivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectroactivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoelectroactivity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectroactivity.

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