photoreversibilityn.
/ˌfəʊtəʊrᵻˌvəːsəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdoʊrəˌvərsəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /ˌfoʊdoʊriˌvərsəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Chiefly Biology.
The property of being photoreversible; an instance of this.
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photoassimilation1922
photoinactivation1938
photoact1940
photoreactivation1949
photoaction1951
photoreversal1951
photoreactivability1952
photoreversibility1954
photoprotection1958
photorepair1967
1954 in D. Rudnick Aspects of Synthesis & Order in Growth vii. 159 Some further details about the several photoreversibilities.
1955 Plant Physiol. 30 468 (heading) Photoreversibility of leaf and hypocotyl elongation of dark grown red kidney bean seedlings.
1975 D. Vince-Prue Photoperiodism in Plants iv. 108 Extracts of leaves of several species have been found to show photoreversibility.
2000 Jrnl. Mississippi Acad. Sci. (Nexis) 1 Jan. 25 This apparent photoreversibility is not observed with the annealed film.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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