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photochemical

American  
[foh-toh-kem-ik-uhl] / ˌfoʊ toʊˈkɛm ɪk əl /

adjective

  1. relating to or produced by the chemical action of light.


photochemical British  
/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈkɛmɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to photochemistry; involving the chemical effects of light

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Cleaner cars have wrought wonders in getting rid of photochemical smog, when all we need to do is buy one.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

But as we would find out, our smog — photochemical smog — made the air taste like poison and look like something you’d put out with the garbage.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

They targeted a photochemical reaction in which molecules absorb energy from photons and transfer it to a neighbor.

From Science Magazine May 30, 2024

Its high-energy UV radiation in particular is strongly absorbed by all materials and triggers photochemical reactions of the substances present in the air.

From Science Daily Apr. 10, 2024

In general, great intensities of blue light and of the closely associated rays are necessary for most photochemical reactions with which man is industrially interested.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh

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