photoinitiator

noun

Etymology

From photo- + initiator.

  1. borrowed from initiātor
  2. prefixed as photoinitiator — “photo + initiator

Definitions

  1. Any substance that initiates a chemical reaction by the absorption of a photon to form an…

    Any substance that initiates a chemical reaction by the absorption of a photon to form an excited state.

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