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photolysis
photomap
photomask
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photomultiplier
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photomultiplier

pho·to·mul·ti·pli·er [ ftō múlti pl ər ] (plural pho·to·mul·ti·pli·ers) or pho·to·mul·ti·pli·er tube [ ftō múlti pl ər ] (plural pho·to·mul·ti·pli·er tubes)


noun 
Definition:
 
device converting radiation into current: an evacuated electronic device used to convert low-intensity electromagnetic radiation, especially visible light, into an electric current, and to amplify this current significantly

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