photodamagen.
/ˈfəʊtəʊˌdamɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈfoʊdoʊˌdæmɪdʒ/ Damage caused by (esp. ultraviolet) light.
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photodestruction1935
photodamage1960
1960 Science 15 Apr. 1083/3 Photodamage in which the presence of the damaged molecule..is the undesirable effect.
1973 Nature 12 Jan. 133/1 This demonstrates the potential importance of the excited states of tryptophan as intermediates in lens photodamage.
1995 Focus Aug. 17/4 (caption) Her skin looks good now, but if she carries on sunbathing she'll get photodamage. The signs are brown spots, roughness and wrinkles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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