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photodisintegration

noun
/ˈfoʊ.toʊ.dɪ.sɪɾ̃.əˌɡɹeɪ.ʃən/US/ˈfoʊ.toʊ.dɪs.ɪn.tɪˌɡɹeɪ.ʃən/UK

Etymology

From photo- + disintegration.

  1. derived from integrātus
  2. inherited from integrat — “intact, whole”
  3. formed as disintegrate — “dis- + integrate”
  4. suffixed as disintegration — “disintegrate + ion”
  5. prefixed as photodisintegration — “photo + disintegration”

Definitions

  1. Any nuclear reaction, especially a nuclear fission, initiated by absorption of…

    Any nuclear reaction, especially a nuclear fission, initiated by absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation such as a gamma ray.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for photodisintegration. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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