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Photochemical vs Photolabile - What's the difference?

photochemical | photolabile |

As adjectives the difference between photochemical and photolabile

is that photochemical is (chemistry) of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions while photolabile is labile in the presence of light or rather, to be subject to photochemical or photophysical reactions.

photochemical

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chemistry) of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions

    • Derived terms

    * photochemical logic gate * photochemical oxidant * photochemical reaction * photochemical reduction * photochemical smog

    photolabile

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • labile in the presence of light or rather, to be subject to photochemical or photophysical reactions