photochemical

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ chemical.

Adjective

photochemical (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions
   • 2007, Robert B. Grossman, The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms, →ISBN:

     The O–O bond in benzoyl peroxide and the C–N bonds in AIBN homolyze under thermal or photochemical conditions.

Derived terms

• photochemical logic gate
• photochemical oxidant
• photochemical reaction
• photochemical reduction
• photochemical smog

Translations

relating to photochemistry

• Catalan: fotoquímic
• Finnish: fotokemiallinen
• French: photochimique (fr)
• Hungarian: fotokémiai
• Irish: fótaiceimiceach
• Italian: fotochimico (it)
• Portuguese: fotoquímico
• Spanish: fotoquímico
• Tagalog: sugkapnayin

Noun

photochemical (plural photochemicals)

1. Any chemical compound (such as silver halides) used in photography.