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actinism
[ ak-tuh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
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Actinism, ak′tin-izm, n. the chemical force of the sun's rays, as distinct from light and heat.
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An instrument for registering the intensity of the chemical influence (actinism) of the suns rays.
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The third constituent of the sunbeam is actinism—its property being to produce chemical effects.
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As yet, the effects of actinism have been more studied in the inanimate than the organic creation.
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Experiments clearly prove that this change is to be attributed to actinism, and not to heat.
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