ACTINISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does actinism mean? 

• ACTINISM (noun)
  The noun ACTINISM has 1 sense:

1. the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects

  Familiarity information: ACTINISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACTINISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("actinism" is a kind of...):

property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)

Derivation:

actinic (relating to or exhibiting actinism)