Meanings
nounphotoionization (plural photoionizations)
plural photoionizations
- alternativeAlternative spelling of photoionisation.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishionization
- Englishphotoionization
From photo- + ionization.
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APA
photoionization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoionization
MLA
“photoionization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoionization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoionization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoionization.
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