photonegative

photonegative
/foh'teuh neg"euh tiv/, adj. Physics.
pertaining to a substance, as selenium, having a conductivity that decreases upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
[1910-15; PHOTO- + NEGATIVE]

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