Photochemical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Photochemical is an adjective meaning (chemistry) Of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions.
Meaning
(chemistry) Of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions.
More Meanings
- Any chemical compound (such as silver halides) used in photography.
Example Sentences
The O–O bond in benzoyl peroxide and the C–N bonds in AIBN homolyze under thermal or photochemical conditions.
[…] Kodak's production of photochemicals, and Sheppard worked out a method of suspending pulverized coal in fuel oil for use in U.S. Navy ships. By the spring of 1918 Sheppard had developed a collodial mixture containing chemical […]
Troubleshooting emulsion artifacts: Many problems will be averted by consulting Kodak materials and Reference 4 before the first experiment. Because nuclear track emulsions are very sensitive to chemical contaminants, especially metals and photochemicals, Kodak recommends three controls for every experiment: blank, charged slides (no tissue), charged slides with unlabeled tissues (not hybridized), and charged slides with hybridized (radioactive) tissue sections.
Word Forms
- photochemicals
Related Words
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