photoinitiation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The photoproduction of a radical or ion that is capable of initiating a chain reaction; used especially to initiate polymerization

Word forms

photoinitiation photoinitiations

Etymology

From photo- + initiation.

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