Meanings
nounphotoproduction (plural photoproductions)
plural photoproductions
- chemistryThe production of a molecular species (e.g. a radical or ion) by means of light
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprō-
- Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
- Proto-Italic*doukō
- Latindūcō
- Latinprōdūcō
- Latinprōductiō
- Old Frenchproduction
- Middle Englishproduccioun
- Englishproduction
- Englishphotoproduction
From photo- + production.
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APA
photoproduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoproduction
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“photoproduction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoproduction. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoproduction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoproduction.
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