English

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Etymology

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photo- +‎ release

Noun

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photorelease (plural photoreleases)

  1. (chemistry, physics) The photoinduced release of one compound from another

Verb

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photorelease (third-person singular simple present photoreleases, present participle photoreleasing, simple past and past participle photoreleased)

  1. (transitive) To release (one compound from other) by photoinduction.