Meanings
adjectivephotostimulated (comparative more photostimulated, superlative most photostimulated)
comparative more photostimulated · superlative most photostimulated
- chemistrystimulated by the absorption of light energy
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)tey-?
- Latinstimulus
- Latinstimulo
- Latinstimulatus
- Englishstimulate
- Englishstimulated
- Englishphotostimulated
From photo- + stimulated.
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photostimulated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photostimulated
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“photostimulated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photostimulated. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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