photocycle

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

photo- +‎ cycle

Noun[edit]

photocycle (plural photocycles)

  1. (biochemistry, physics) Any of several biochemical cycles, involving photoactive proteins, that take place in the retina when exposed to light

Verb[edit]

photocycle (third-person singular simple present photocycles, present participle photocycling, simple past and past participle photocycled)

  1. (biochemistry) To undergo a photochemical cycle