photofission

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ fission.

Noun

photofission (usually uncountable, plural photofissions)

1. (nuclear physics) Nuclear fission as the result of the absorption of a gamma ray or other high-energy photon.

Coordinate terms

• photodisintegration

Verb

photofission (third-person singular simple present photofissions, present participle photofissioning, simple past and past participle photofissioned)

1. (nuclear physics) To undergo, or cause to undergo, photofission.