photodisintegration: Meaning and Definition of

pho•to•dis•in•te•gra•tion

Pronunciation: (fō"tō-di-sin"ti-grā'shun), [key]
— n. Physics.
  1. the disintegration of a nucleus, induced by its absorption of a photon.
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