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ACTINISM

\ˈaktɪnˌɪzəm], \ˈaktɪnˌɪzəm], \ˈa_k_t_ɪ_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of ACTINISM

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The chemical force of the sun's rays, as distinct from light and heat.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Actinic.
The chemic power of the sun's rays.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Actinic.
Chemical power or effect of the sun's rays.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

The chemical property of light-rays.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The actinic property of rays of light.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. A property in the solar rays which produces chemical changes, as in photography.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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