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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of photoexcite.
  • adjective chemistry ,(physics) (of an atom, molecule or ion) excited due to photoexcitation

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  • In turn, photoexcited electrons are powerful reducing agents.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2005

  • The device is based on thermionic emission of photoexcited electrons from a semiconductor cathode at high temperature.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Jared W. Schwede 2010

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