Meanings
adjectivephotostationary (comparative more photostationary, superlative most photostationary)
comparative more photostationary · superlative most photostationary
- chemistryDescribing a steady state reached by a photochemical reaction in which the rates of formation and disappearance of transient species are equal
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishstationary
- Englishphotostationary
From photo- + stationary.
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APA
photostationary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photostationary
MLA
“photostationary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photostationary. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photostationary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photostationary.
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