Usually means: Material accelerating reactions using light.
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  2. photocatalyst: Wordnik
  3. photocatalyst: Wiktionary
  4. photocatalyst: Dictionary.com
  5. Photocatalyst: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. photocatalyst: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. photocatalyst: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (chemistry) A substance that absorbs light and, in doing so, catalyzes a reaction.

Similar:
catalyst, precatalyst, katalyst, activator, catalytic agent, electrocatalyst, photosensitizer, photoreaction, photoinitiator, photoreagent, more...

Opposite:
photoresistor, photodiode, photovoltaic cell

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Similar:
catalyst, precatalyst, katalyst, activator, catalytic agent, electrocatalyst, photosensitizer, photoreaction, photoinitiator, photoreagent, more...

Opposite:
photoresistor, photodiode, photovoltaic cell



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