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photoconduction

British  
/ ˌfəʊtəʊkənˈdʌkʃən /

noun

  1. conduction of electricity resulting from the absorption of light See photoconductivity

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The students are somewhat longer of tooth and thicker of waist than the average undergraduate, and their chatter is about polymers and photoconduction, magnetic resonance and spectroscopy.

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