photoreactivation

noun pho·to·re·ac·ti·va·tion \-rē-ˌak-tə-ˈvā-shən\

Definition of PHOTOREACTIVATION

: repair of DNA (as of a bacterium) especially by a light-dependent enzymatic reaction after damage by ultraviolet irradiation

— pho·to·re·ac·ti·vat·ing \-ˈak-tə-ˌvā-tiŋ\ adjective

1949

Medical Dictionary

noun pho·to·re·ac·ti·va·tion \-rē-ˌak-tə-ˈvā-shən\

: repair of DNA (as of a bacterium) especially by a light-dependent enzymatic reaction after damage by ultraviolet irradiation

—pho·to·re·ac·ti·vat·ing \-ˈak-tə-ˌvāt-iŋ\ adjective

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