photoirradiation

noun

irradiation with light

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Meanings

nounphotoirradiation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableirradiation with light

    Materials that can be deformed by photoirradiation are not unknown, but generally consist of polymer films and gels and are rather slow-acting.

    2007 April 17, Henry Fountain, “In Arctic Foxes, Clues to Effects of Shrinking Habitat”, in New York Times

Origin

From photo- + irradiation.

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photoirradiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoirradiation

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“photoirradiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoirradiation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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