Terminology for "proton stripping"?
Photocatalysis - reactions caused by light. The term seems to be predominately related to free radicals. 

This is obviously a misnomer. The photon is consumed which isn't true for a "real catalyst." 

I know that lasers have been used to create excited molecular states which then react. I investigated this for reactions in gas phase of different atomic isotopes of a chemical. 

I think if you get any more specific than that then it degenerates into "commonly accepted names" for certain reactions. Sort of like you just have to know what acetic acid is. There is no way to "figure out" what the name means if you don't just know.