photoinitiated en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English initiated English photoinitiated From photo- + initiated.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of a chemical reaction) initiated by light or other electromagnetic radiation