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photocatalysis
1. The promotion or stimulation of a reaction by light.
2. A change in the rate of a chemical reaction due to the action of light.
3. The acceleration or deceleration of the speed at which a chemical reaction occurs, caused by electromagnetic radiation and especially visible light.
This entry is located in the following units: cata-, cat-, cath-, kata- (page 7) photo-, phot-, -photic (page 5)