photorepairableadj.
/ˌfəʊtəʊrᵻˈpɛːrəbl/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdoʊrəˈpɛrəb(ə)l/, /ˌfoʊdoʊriˈpɛrəb(ə)l/ Biology.
= photoreactivable adj.
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photobiological1907
photoreversible1941
photoreactivable1952
photoreactivated1953
photoreactivating1955
photoprotective1961
photoconvertible1962
photoabsorbing1966
photorepairable1966
1966 Adv. Radiation Biol. 2 49 The number of photorepairable lethal lesions in..DNA.
1978 Nature 31 Aug. 890/2 As many as 80% of the extra lys+ revertants are photorepairable and therefore dimer-associated in origin.
1996 Photochem. & Photobiol. 64 542 The lesions induced by these flashes are as photorepairable by the photolyase enzyme as those induced by 254 nm UV.
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adj.1966