Meanings
nounphotoisomerization (plural photoisomerizations)
plural photoisomerizations
- chemistryThe formation of isomers via photoexcitation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishisomerization
- Englishphotoisomerization
From photo- + isomerization.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish fotoisomerización
- fotoisomerizaciónformation of isomers
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APA
photoisomerization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoisomerization
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“photoisomerization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoisomerization. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoisomerization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoisomerization.
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