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Meaning of photocleavage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The cleavage of a bond by photolysis.

Examples

“We also perform IR-VIS absorbance measurements and find that the results suggest that during irradiation some of the dye molecules form dimers and trimers and that the polymer host is irreversibly damaged by photooxidation and Norrish type I photocleavage.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

photoclinometer photoclinometry photocoagulation photocoagulator photocollage photocolorimeter