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photochemically

photochemically

1 8.4
Light causes a chemical change in something
  • adverb
  • /ˌfoʊtoʊˈkɛmɪkli/
  • Specialized
: fotocatalíticamente
  • The sunlight can photochemically alter the color of the leaves in the fall.

Examples

  • Furthermore, photochemically generated sulfonic acids could also affect the dissolution/swelling behavior of the cycloolefin polymers.

    Academic text (2001)

  • A classical example is t-butyl cholate (TBC) 26, which is converted to cholic acid (ChA) upon reaction with a photochemically generated acid.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Photochemically, the reaction requires ultraviolet light to initiate the process.

  • The pigments in the paint will break down photochemically when exposed to bright light.

Surface Forms

photochemically positive

Morphology

photochemically = photochemical (semi-transparent) = photo + chem + ical + ly

Adding -ly to the adjective 'photochemical' is a regular and fully predictable way to form the adverb.

Etymology

Photochemically starts with photo- meaning 'light', as in photo or photograph, and includes chemical from 'chemistry'. The ending -ly means 'in a way', so the whole word means 'in a way that light causes a chemical change', which is why we use it for things changed by light.