"photoaffinity" meaning in English

See photoaffinity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From photo- + affinity. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|affinity}} photo- + affinity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} photoaffinity (uncountable)
  1. (chemistry) the photoexcitation of a molecular entity (normally associated with a biomolecule) in order to attach a label Tags: uncountable Derived forms: photoaffinity labelling
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