Meanings
nounphotoelectrolysis (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe use of electromagnetic radiation to effect, or to enhance, electrolysis
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishelectrolysis
- Englishphotoelectrolysis
From photo- + electrolysis.
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photoelectrolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectrolysis
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“photoelectrolysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectrolysis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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