Meanings
nounphototransformation (plural phototransformations)
plural phototransformations
- chemistryphotochemical transformation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishtransformation
- Englishphototransformation
From photo- + transformation.
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APA
phototransformation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototransformation
MLA
“phototransformation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototransformation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phototransformation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototransformation.
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