photoconvertv.
/ˌfəʊtəʊkənˈvəːt/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdəkənˈvərt/ Chemistry and Biochemistry.
transitive. To change by photoconversion.
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photosynthesize1908
photoreactivate1953
photoprotect1960
photoassimilate1961
photoconvert1962
1962 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 66 2476/1 Any X formed from B being immediately photoconverted into A.
1970 Nature 15 Aug. 666/1 The axis of orientation of the chromophores is parallel to the plasmalemma surface in the P r form, but is changed to an orientation at 90° to the surface of the plasmalemma when photoconverted to P fr.
1999 Biol. Bull. 197 350/1 Sample scans were first made from an unexposed rhabdom which was then exposed to red light..for approximately 20 s to photoconvert the rhodopsin pigment to a stable R/M mixture.
Derivatives
ˌphotoconˈvertible adj. capable of undergoing photoconversion.
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photobiological1907
photoreversible1941
photoreactivable1952
photoreactivated1953
photoreactivating1955
photoprotective1961
photoconvertible1962
photoabsorbing1966
photorepairable1966
1962 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 66 2469/2 Only this isomer is photoconvertible into the spiropyran by visible light.
1976 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 273 213 Photoconvertible subunits..can be prepared by extracting leaves with saponin.
1997 New Phytologist 136 168/1 By binding photoconvertible xanthophylls, they can act as hyper-stable LHCs under light stress.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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