photochemistry

photochemistry
noun Date: 1867 1. a branch of chemistry that deals with the effect of radiant energy in producing chemical changes 2. a. photochemical properties <
the photochemistry of gases
>
b. photochemical processes <
photochemistry of vision
>
photochemist noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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