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photocycle

photocycle noun: any of several biochemical cycles, involving photoactive proteins, that take place in the retina when exposed to light.

Noun

photocycle (plural photocycles)

  1. Any of several biochemical cycles, involving photoactive proteins, that take place in the retina when exposed to light

Verb

photocycle (third-person singular simple present photocycles, present participle photocycling, simple past and past participle photocycled)

  1. To undergo a photochemical cycle

Forms of photocycle

Noun
pluralphotocycles
Verb
third-person singular presentphotocycles
present participlephotocycling
past participlephotocycled
pastphotocycled

Origin of photocycle

From photo- + cycle.

Questions about photocycle

What does photocycle mean?
Photocycle means any of several biochemical cycles, involving photoactive proteins, that take place in the retina when exposed to light.
What part of speech is photocycle?
Photocycle can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of photocycle?
The plural of photocycle is photocycles.

Words near photocycle in the dictionary

  1. photocured
  2. photocuring
  3. photocurings
  4. photocurrent
  5. photocurrents
  6. photocycle
  7. photocycled
  8. photocycles
  9. photocyclic
  10. photocycling
  11. photocyclization

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