Photocycle
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Photocycle is a noun meaning (biochemistry) To undergo a photochemical cycle.
Meaning
(biochemistry) To undergo a photochemical cycle.
More Meanings
- (biochemistry, physics) Any of several biochemical cycles, involving photoactive proteins, that take place in the retina when exposed to light
Word Forms
- photocycles
- photocycling
- photocycled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phototransduction, photophysiology, photoregulation, photostimulation, photoreception, photobiophysics.
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