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photoevaporation

شید-بخارش، نور-بخارش

šidboxâreš, nurboxâreš

Fr.: photoévaporation

A process going on in a molecular cloud surface whereby the surface material ionized by ultraviolet photons of neighboring stars is dissipated.

See also: → photo- + → evaporation.