actinoelectric

adjective

ac·​ti·​no·​elec·​tric

¦ak-tə-(ˌ)nō-i-¦lek-trik,

-ē-¦lek-

: exhibiting photoconductivity

Word History

Etymology

actin- + electric

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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