photoproduction
/ˈfəʊtə(ʊ)prəˌdʌkʃn/noun
1 Particle Physics. The production of one or more particles by the action of an incident photon.
2 Biochemistry. Production of a substance by a photochemical process.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. From photo- + production.