preillumination

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ illumination

Noun

preillumination (uncountable)

1. Illumination prior to some other process.
   • 2013, Hans Mohr, Photomorphogenesis, →ISBN, page 323:

     The lag period in chlorophyll synthesis can be eliminated by exposing the dark-grown cells to a 2-h preillumination period followed by a 12-h dark period prior to placing them in continuous light for chloroplast development[.]

   • 2015 October 24, “Decreased Phototoxic Effects of TiO₂ Nanoparticles in Consortium of Bacterial Isolates from Domestic Waste Water”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     However under UVA preillumination, Bacillus anthracis when interacted with TiO 2 -NPs exhibited a synergistic toxic effect.