photo-oxidize
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈɒksɪdʌɪz/(also photo-oxidise, photoxidise, photoxidize)
verb
[with object] To oxidize photochemically; to subject to photo-oxidation.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of Organic Chemistry. From photo- + oxidize, after photo-oxidation.