Meanings
verbphotoexcite (third-person singular simple present photoexcites, present participle photoexciting, simple past and past participle photoexcited)
present singular third person photoexcites · participle present photoexciting · participle past photoexcited · past photoexcited
- natural sciencesTo excite (an electron etc.) by means of photoexcitation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishexcite
- Englishphotoexcite
Cite this entry
APA
photoexcite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoexcite
MLA
“photoexcite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoexcite. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoexcite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoexcite.
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