Meanings
nounphotoresist (plural photoresists)
plural photoresists
- A light-sensitive film used in photolithography and photoengraving.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishresist
- Englishphotoresist
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 光刻膠 /光刻胶, 光阻劑 /光阻剂
- 光刻膠 /光刻胶 (guāngkèjiāo)light-sensitive film
- 光阻劑 /光阻剂 (guāngzǔjì)light-sensitive film
Finnish valotuskalvo, valotuslakka
- valotuskalvolight-sensitive film
- valotuslakkalight-sensitive film
- valoherkkä lakkalight-sensitive film
- valoresistilight-sensitive film
- fotoresistilight-sensitive film
German Fotolack
- Fotolacklight-sensitive film
Irish fótaifhriotán, fótafhriotaí
- fótaifhriotánlight-sensitive film
- fótafhriotaílight-sensitive film
Italian fotoresist
- fotoresistlight-sensitive film
Japanese フォトレジスト
- フォトレジスト (fotorejisuto)light-sensitive film
Korean 포토레지스트
- 포토레지스트 (potorejiseuteu)light-sensitive film
Vietnamese chất cản quang
- chất cản quanglight-sensitive film
Cite this entry
APA
photoresist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoresist
MLA
“photoresist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoresist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoresist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoresist.
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