photochemical smog
noun Meteorology.
air pollution containing ozone and other reactive chemical compounds formed by the action of sunlight on nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons, especially those in automobile exhaust.
Words nearby photochemical smog
photocatalysis, photocatalyst, photocathode, photocell, photochemical, photochemical smog, photochemistry, photochemotherapy, photochromic, photochromic lens, photochromy
Also called oxidant smog, smog.
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Medicine definitions for photochemical smog
photochemical smog
n.
Air pollution produced by the action of sunlight on hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and other pollutants.
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Science definitions for photochemical smog
photochemical smog
[ fō′tō-kĕm′ĭ-kəl ]
See smog.
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