photoreduction

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English

Etymology

photo- +‎ reduction

Noun

photoreduction (plural photoreductions)

  1. (physics, chemistry) The addition of an electron to a photoexcited species
  2. (chemistry) Any reduction reaction that takes place in the presence of light

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