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supertransfer

supertransfer noun: the cooperative and coherent transfer of energy between chromophores.

Noun

supertransfer

  1. The cooperative and coherent transfer of energy between chromophores.
    • We find that in both LH2 and LH1 complexes, symmetry increases energy transfer rates by enabling the cooperative, coherent process of supertransfer.2016, Sima Baghbanzadeh, Ivan Kassal, “Geometry, supertransfer, and optimality in the light harvesting of purple bacteria”, in arXiv

Origin of supertransfer

From super- + transfer.

Questions about supertransfer

What does supertransfer mean?
Supertransfer means the cooperative and coherent transfer of energy between chromophores.
What part of speech is supertransfer?
Supertransfer is a noun.

Words near supertransfer in the dictionary

  1. supertranscendence
  2. supertranscendent
  3. supertranscendental
  4. supertransduce
  5. supertransduced
  6. supertransfer
  7. supertransform
  8. supertransformation
  9. supertransformations
  10. supertransforms
  11. supertransitive

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