You have seen the word actinic used as an adjective in novels to describe light you checked the dictionary but am none the wiser What would actinic mean in this context?

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Of or relating to the chemically active rays of the electromagnetic spectrum.


So. Sun related or maybe xray related.

BTW I don't recall reading that word in a novel. What have you been reading?

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