photostability

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noun

stability against photochemical change

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

nounphotostability (countable and uncountable, plural photostabilities)

plural photostabilities

  1. countableuncountablechemistrystability against photochemical change

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. Englishstability
  9. Englishphotostability

From photo- + stability.

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APA

photostability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photostability

MLA

“photostability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photostability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photostability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photostability.

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