- pho|to|re|ac|tion
- pho|to|re|ac|tion «FOH toh ree AK shuhn», noun.any chemical reaction induced by the presence of light.
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pho|to-con|duc|tion — pho|to|con|duc|tion or pho|to con|duc|tion «FOH toh kuhn DUHK shuhn», noun. the ability of an electrical conductor to conduct electricity upon exposure to light … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|con|duc|tion — or pho|to con|duc|tion «FOH toh kuhn DUHK shuhn», noun. the ability of an electrical conductor to conduct electricity upon exposure to light … Useful english dictionary
pho|no|re|cep|tion — «FOH noh rih SEHP shuhn», noun. the reception of sound by a sense organ … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|re|cep|tion — «FOH toh rih SEHP shuhn», noun. the reception of and response to light by plant or animal cells having pigments sensitive to radiant energy. Photoreception is essential to photosynthesis and phototropism in plants, and to vision in animals. »The… … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|phos|pho|ryl|a|tion — «FOH toh FOS fuhr uh LAY shuhn», noun. phosphorylation induced by the presence of radiant energy in the form of visible or nonvisible light: »Cyclic photophosphorylation…provides a mechanism for the utilization of light energy without the… … Useful english dictionary
pho|na|tion — «foh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. the production or utterance of vocal sound, usually as distinguished from articulation. 2. vocal utterance … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|ac|ti|va|tion — «FOH toh AK tuh VAY shuhn», noun. activation through photocatalysis … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|co|ag|u|la|tion — «FOH toh koh AG yuh LAY shuhn», noun. coagulation induced by laser beams: »In…photocoagulation, for example, one of the problems has been that the red light of the ruby is not well absorbed by the red color of hemoglobin, thus limiting its… … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|com|po|si|tion — «FOH toh KOM puh ZIHSH uhn», noun. a method of typesetting in which images of type are made on film or photosensitive paper and then transferred to metal printing plates … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|de|com|po|si|tion — «FOH toh DEE kom puh ZIHSH uhn», noun. = photolysis. (Cf. ↑photolysis) … Useful english dictionary
