Photocleavage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Photocleavage is a noun meaning (chemistry, physics) The cleavage of a bond by photolysis.
Meaning
(chemistry, physics) The cleavage of a bond by photolysis.
Example Sentences
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include photodissociation, photofragment, photodetachment, photoproduction, photodamage, phototransformation.
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