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Actinic

adjective
1.
Relating to or exhibiting actinism.



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actinic dermatitis
actinic keratosis
actinic radiation
actinic ray


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"Actinic" Quotes from Famous Books



... experienced real jealousy, but this little photograph excited it. In the highly actinic light of Crawling Water at noon the camera had done its work well, and the figures of the two stood out from the distant background with stereoscopic clearness. Wade was smiling at the girl, who seemed to be laughing back at him, although ...
— Hidden Gold • Wilder Anthony
... effect of the Ice-Age on this primitive humanity would be to lead to a beginning of the development of racial characters. The pigment under the skin of the negro is a protection against the actinic rays of the tropical sun; the white man, with his fair hair and eyes, is a bleached product of the northern regions; and the yellow or brown skin seems to be the outcome of living in dry regions with great extremes ...
— The Story of Evolution • Joseph McCabe


Words linked to "Actinic" :   actinism, actinic radiation, actinic keratosis, actinic ray, actinic dermatitis


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