photoactivation
The absorption of energy from a photon in raising a molecule from the ground stateThe absorption of energy from a photon in raising a molecule (or chromophore) from the ground state; especially the first stage of photosynthesis in which energy is absorbed by chlorophyll
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The absorption of energy from a photon in raising a molecule (or chromophore) from the ground state; especially the first stage of photosynthesis in which energy is absorbed by chlorophyll
Forms
plural: photoactivations| Singular | photoactivation |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedphotoinactivation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable