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actinism

/ak-tuh-niz-uhm/US // ˈæk təˌnɪz əm //

行动主义,动症,动情主义,动感神经

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.

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Examples

  • Actinism, ak′tin-izm, n. the chemical force of the sun's rays, as distinct from light and heat.

  • An instrument for registering the intensity of the chemical influence (actinism) of the suns rays.

  • The third constituent of the sunbeam is actinism—its property being to produce chemical effects.

  • As yet, the effects of actinism have been more studied in the inanimate than the organic creation.

  • Experiments clearly prove that this change is to be attributed to actinism, and not to heat.