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photoactivation

photoactivation noun: the absorption of energy from a photon in raising a molecule (or chromophore) from the ground state; especially the first stage of photosynthesis in which energy is absorbed by chlorophyll.

Noun

photoactivation (usually uncountable, plural photoactivations)

  1. (usually) The absorption of energy from a photon in raising a molecule (or chromophore) from the ground state; especially the first stage of photosynthesis in which energy is absorbed by chlorophyll

Forms of photoactivation

pluralphotoactivations

Origin of photoactivation

From photo- + activation.

Questions about photoactivation

What does photoactivation mean?
Photoactivation means the absorption of energy from a photon in raising a molecule (or chromophore) from the ground state; especially the first stage of photosynthesis in which energy is absorbed by chlorophyll.
What part of speech is photoactivation?
Photoactivation is a noun.
What is the plural of photoactivation?
The plural of photoactivation is photoactivations.

Words near photoactivation in the dictionary

  1. photoactivate
  2. photoactivated
  3. photoactivates
  4. photoactivatible
  5. photoactivating
  6. photoactivation
  7. photoactivations
  8. photoactive
  9. photoactivities
  10. photoactivity
  11. photoadaptation

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