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- noun chemistry Any substance that
initiates achemical reaction by the absorbtion aphoton to form anexcited state
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Ciba Specialty Chemicals, meanwhile, has a new photoinitiator for water-based UV-curable polyurethane coatings for wood, metal and other surfaces.
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