English Words: P

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photosensitisingverb

present participle and gerund of photosensitise

photosensitiveadj

having a reaction to, or able to be affected by, light

photosensitivelyadv

In a photosensitive way.

photosensitivenessnoun

Photosensitivity.

photosensitivitynoun

sensitivity to light, especially a heightened response to light

photosensitizationnoun

The acquisition of photosensitivity

photosensitizeverb

to make something photosensitive

photosensitizernoun

A molecular or atomic species that initiates a photochemical reaction

photosensitizingverb

present participle and gerund of photosensitize

photosensornoun

A photodetector

photosensoryadj

Relating to the perception of light (in the eye or other photoreceptor)

photosequencenoun

A sequence of photographs (made using a still camera)

photoserigraphnoun

A serigraph made from an existing photograph

photoserigraphynoun

The production of photoserigraphs

photosetverb

to photocompose

photosetternoun

A photocomposer; a machine for photosetting.

photosharingnoun

The sharing of photographic images, especially via social networking sites

photoshocknoun

shock caused by (typically flashing) light

photoshootnoun

A session in which a photographer takes a number of photographs of a person or group of people.

photoshopverb

To digitally edit or alter (a picture or photograph).

photoshoppedadj

Of an image, digitally edited or altered.

Photoshoppernoun

One who digitally alters photographs.

photosimulationnoun

A photographic image that has been computer-modified to show a not-yet existing feature

photositenoun

An individual light-sensitive element in a digital image sensor.

photosomnolencenoun

somnolence (induction of sleep) in a nocturnal animal caused by exposure to light

photospectrometernoun

Synonym of spectrophotometer.

photospectrometricadj

Relating to photospectrometry

photospectrometricallyadv

By means of photospectrometry

photospectrometrynoun

spectrometry, especially that which uses visible light

photospectroradiometernoun

A spectroradiometer with a built-in camera

photospectroscopicadj

Relating to photospectroscopy

photospectroscopicallyadv

In a photospectroscopic manner

photospectroscopynoun

spectroscopy that is recorded photographically

photospherenoun

A visible surface layer of a star, and especially that of a sun.

photosphericadj

of, relating to, or occurring in the photosphere

photospreadnoun

A police technique for identifying a person by having a witness select the person's photograph from a group.

photostabilitynoun

stability against photochemical change

photostabilizationnoun

photochemical stabilization

photostabilizeverb

To add compounds that absorb ultraviolet radiation to plastics in order to reduce photodegradation

photostabilizernoun

Any material that photostabilizes

photostableadj

Exhibiting photostability

photostagenoun

A period of growth primarily driven by light.

photostasisnoun

The balance of energy, in photosynthetic plants, between photochemical input and metabolic output

photostatnoun

A (non-xerographic) photocopy made using a Photostat machine; (loosely) any photocopy, even a xerographic one.

photostaticallyadv

xerographically

photostationaryadj

Describing a steady state reached by a photochemical reaction in which the rates of formation and disappearance of transient species are equal

photostatisticsnoun

statistics of the numbers of photons in various quantum states

photostatternoun

One who photostats.

photosterilizationnoun

sterilization, typically of surgical instruments, by exposure to ultraviolet light

photostimulableadj

Able to be photostimulated

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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 342. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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