"photoactivation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: photoactivations [plural]
Etymology: From photo- + activation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|activation}} photo- + activation Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} photoactivation (usually uncountable, plural photoactivations)
  1. (physics, chemistry) 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 Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics Related terms: photoinactivation

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