photochemist
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A scientist who studies how light makes chemicals change
- noun
- /ˌfoʊtəˈkɛmɪst/
- Specialized
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fotocientífico
- During the conference, the renowned photochemist presented his findings on the role of sunlight in photosynthesis.
Examples
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The photochemist conducted experiments to understand the effects of UV light on various substances.
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As a leading photochemist, she published several groundbreaking studies on how light influences chemical reactions.
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- Micro 247 is made only my Micro Photochemists.
Synonyms
Surface Forms
photochemist singular
photochemists plural
Morphology
photochemist = chemist (transparent) = photo + chem + ist
The word is transparently built by adding photo- to the recognizable base word 'chemist'.
Etymology
Photochemist starts with photo-, which means 'light', as in photograph, and ends with chemist, someone who studies chemicals, so a photochemist studies how light causes chemical changes.