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photoresist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A light-sensitive film used in photolithography and photoengraving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English resist English photoresist From photo- + resist.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 光刻膠 /光刻胶 (guāngkèjiāo) — light-sensitive film
  • Chinese Mandarin: 光阻劑 /光阻剂 (guāngzǔjì) — light-sensitive film
  • Finnish: valotuskalvo — light-sensitive film
  • Finnish: valotuslakka — light-sensitive film
  • Finnish: valoherkkä lakka — light-sensitive film
  • Finnish: valoresisti — light-sensitive film
  • Finnish: fotoresisti — light-sensitive film
  • German: Fotolack — light-sensitive film
  • Irish: fótaifhriotán — light-sensitive film
  • Irish: fótafhriotaí — light-sensitive film
  • Italian: fotoresist — light-sensitive film
  • Japanese: フォトレジスト (fotorejisuto) — light-sensitive film
  • Korean: 포토레지스트 (potorejiseuteu) — light-sensitive film
  • Vietnamese: chất cản quang — light-sensitive film