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photoaffinity

photoaffinity noun: the photoexcitation of a molecular entity (normally associated with a biomolecule) in order to attach a label.

Noun

photoaffinity (uncountable)

  1. the photoexcitation of a molecular entity (normally associated with a biomolecule) in order to attach a label

Origin of photoaffinity

From photo- + affinity.

Words formed from photoaffinity

Phrases with photoaffinity

Questions about photoaffinity

What does photoaffinity mean?
Photoaffinity means the photoexcitation of a molecular entity (normally associated with a biomolecule) in order to attach a label.
What part of speech is photoaffinity?
Photoaffinity is a noun.

Words near photoaffinity in the dictionary

  1. photoadditions
  2. photoadduct
  3. photoadducts
  4. photoadsorption
  5. photoadsorptions
  6. photoaffinity
  7. photoaffinity labeling
  8. photoaffinity labelling
  9. photoaged
  10. photoageing
  11. photoaging

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