photochemical smog

photochemical smog

noun Meteorology.
air pollution containing ozone and other reactive chemical compounds formed by the action of sunlight on nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons, especially those in automobile exhaust.
Also called oxidant smog, smog.


Origin:
1957; photo- + chemical
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Photochemical smog is always a great word to know.
So is broken. Does it mean:
a sky being more than half covered, but not totally covered, by clouds
the upper portion of a cumulus cloud characterized by dense, sharply defined, cauliflower-like upper parts and sometimes by great verticality
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photochemical smog n.
Air pollution produced by the action of sunlight on hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and other pollutants.

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photochemical smog   (fō'tō-kěm'ĭ-kəl)  Pronunciation Key 
See smog.
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