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photoswitching

photoswitching noun: the modification of the structure of a compound by light, especially when accompanied by a change in function.

Noun

photoswitching (usually uncountable, plural photoswitchings)

  1. (usually) The modification of the structure of a compound by light, especially when accompanied by a change in function

Forms of photoswitching

pluralphotoswitchings

Origin of photoswitching

From photo- + switching.

Questions about photoswitching

What does photoswitching mean?
Photoswitching means the modification of the structure of a compound by light, especially when accompanied by a change in function.
What part of speech is photoswitching?
Photoswitching is a noun.
What is the plural of photoswitching?
The plural of photoswitching is photoswitchings.

Words near photoswitching in the dictionary

  1. photoswitch
  2. photoswitchability
  3. photoswitchable
  4. photoswitched
  5. photoswitches
  6. photoswitching
  7. photoswitchings
  8. photosymbiodeme
  9. photosymbiodemes
  10. photosymbiont
  11. photosymbionts

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