photoreversible

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adjective

Describing any compound or system that can exist in two forms, and can be changed from one to the other by the appropriate influence of light

OriginEnglish reversible ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

adjectivephotoreversible (not comparable)
  1. not comparablephysicalchemistryDescribing any compound or system that can exist in two forms, and can be changed from one to the other by the appropriate influence of light

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishreversible
  9. Englishphotoreversible

From photo- + reversible.

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APA

photoreversible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoreversible

MLA

“photoreversible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoreversible. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoreversible,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoreversible.

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