photostabilize

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verb

To add compounds that absorb ultraviolet radiation to plastics in order to reduce photodegradation

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

verbphotostabilize (third-person singular simple present photostabilizes, present participle photostabilizing, simple past and past participle photostabilized)

present singular third person photostabilizes · participle present photostabilizing · participle past photostabilized · past photostabilized

  1. To add compounds that absorb ultraviolet radiation to plastics in order to reduce photodegradation

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. Englishstabilize
  9. Englishphotostabilize

From photo- + stabilize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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