Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of responding to light photoelectrically.
- adjective Capable of responding to sunlight or ultraviolet radiation by chemical reaction.
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- adjective Able to
convert theenergy oflight intoelectricity viaphotoelectricity - adjective Able to
react chemically under the influence of light
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Examples
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It's been a scarce collector's item until a couple of months ago, when AMT Ertl reissued it, albeit still in its photoactive molding and lacking the internal lighting fixtures or nacelle engines of the original.
MIND MELD: The Best Spaceships in Written Science Fiction 2010
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Nanosolar ceo Martin Roscheisen, who, like many new solar kings, has roots in Silicon Valley, says he can achieve radical cost savings by directly applying photoactive chemicals with an ink composed of nanoparticles.
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Coated with a few dozen nanometers of a photoactive film, Pilkington's new Activ sic glass effectively cleans itself, as natural radiation from sunlight chemically reacts with organic dirt deposits on the surface.
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Essentially, the orthicon was a pickup tube that used a low-velocity electron beam to scan a photoactive mosaic.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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Essentially, the orthicon was a pickup tube that used a low-velocity electron beam to scan a photoactive mosaic.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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One area to watch in particular is photoactive plastics, nanoscale material capable of generating an electrical charge from light, said Matthew Nordan, vice president of research at nanotech consulting firm Lux Research.
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Essentially, the orthicon was a pickup tube that used a low-velocity electron beam to scan a photoactive mosaic.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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Essentially, the orthicon was a pickup tube that used a low-velocity electron beam to scan a photoactive mosaic.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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GUPTA: First Brienne's doctors apply something called aminolevulinic acid or ALA to the skin making bacteria photoactive and receptive to the laser.
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Coreceptors: Design, synthesis and properties of macropolycyclic complexing agents binding selectively one or several molecular substrates: metalloreceptors; photoactive receptors; cyclointercalands.
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