photooxidation

[foh-toh-ok-si-dey-shuhn]

noun

Chemistry.

1. oxidation induced by light.

Word History and Origins

Origin of photooxidation¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

While this process, known as photooxidation, does not affect plastic on a molecular level, it does eventually break it down to its nanoparticles.

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