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adiactinic

American

[ey-dahy-ak-tin-ik] / ˌeɪ daɪ ækˈtɪn ɪk /

adjective

(of a medium) not capable of transmitting actinic rays.

adiactinic British

/ ˌædɪækˈtɪnɪk /

adjective

physics denoting a substance that does not transmit radiation affecting photochemically sensitive materials, such as a safelight in a photographic darkroom

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Etymology

Origin of adiactinic

First recorded in 1875–80; a- ⁶ + diactinic

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