photodegradation

Questions

What does photodegradation mean?

Any reduction or degradation in a useful property of a material because of a chemical change as a result of absorption of light.

Where does photodegradation come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English degradation English photodegradation From photo- + degradation.

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