photoinitiation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

photo- +‎ initiation

Noun[edit]

photoinitiation (plural photoinitiations)

  1. (chemistry, physics) The photoproduction of a radical or ion that is capable of initiating a chain reaction; used especially to initiate polymerization
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