Meanings
nounphotoreactivation (countable and uncountable, plural photoreactivations)
plural photoreactivations
- countableuncountablereactivation by light
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishactivation
- Englishreactivation
- Englishphotoreactivation
From photo- + reactivation.
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APA
photoreactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoreactivation
MLA
“photoreactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoreactivation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoreactivation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoreactivation.
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