PHOTOCHEMICAL

photochemical

(adjective) of or relating to or produced by the effects of light on chemical systems

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

photochemical (not comparable)

(chemistry) of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions

Source: Wiktionary


Pho`to*chem"ic*al, a. Etym: [Photo- + chemical.] (Chem.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to chemical action of light, or produced by it; as, the photochemical changes of the visual purple of the retina.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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