photochemical

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ chemical.

Adjective

photochemical (not comparable)

(chemistry) Of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions
- 2007, Robert B. Grossman, The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms, →ISBN:
  The O–O bond in benzoyl peroxide and the C–N bonds in AIBN homolyze under thermal or photochemical conditions.

Derived terms

photochemical logic gate
photochemical oxidant
photochemical reaction
photochemical reduction
photochemical smog

Translations

relating to photochemistry

Catalan: fotoquímic
Finnish: fotokemiallinen
French: photochimique (fr)
Hungarian: fotokémiai
Irish: fótaiceimiceach
Italian: fotochimico (it)
Portuguese: fotoquímico
Romanian: fotochimic (ro)
Spanish: fotoquímico
Tagalog: sugkapnayin

Noun

photochemical (plural photochemicals)

Any chemical compound (such as silver halides) used in photography.