Definitions for actinisms

actinisms ac·tin·ism

Spelling: [ak-tuh-niz-uh m]
IPA: /ˈæk təˌnɪz əm/

Actinisms is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 336 anagrams from letters in actinisms (aciimnsst).

Definitions for actinisms

noun

  1. the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.

Origin of actinisms

First recorded in 1835-45; actin- + -ism

Examples for actinisms

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

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

In the autumn, when the ripening period arrives, light and actinism give way to a greater ratio of heat.

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

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

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

Because blue glass obstructs many of the luminous rays, but it is perfectly transparent to actinism.

In summer, when the maturing process advances, light and heat increase, and actinism relatively declines.

Word Value for actinisms
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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