phototoxicity
/ˌfəʊtəʊtɒkˈsɪsɪti/Medicine and Biology
noun
Toxic or adverse effects caused by the reaction of light with a photoactive compound present within the body, on the skin, or in the environment; non-allergic effects of this nature.
Origin
1940s. From photo- + toxicity. Compare earlier phototoxic.
- battlebus
- Battle Creek
- battlecruiser
- battle cry
- battledore
- battledore and shuttlecock
- battledress
- battle fatigue
- battlefield
- battlefront
- battleground
- battleground state
- battle group
- battle it out
- battle jacket
- battlement
- battlemented
- Battle of Bosworth
- battler
- battle royal
- battle-scarred
- battleship
- battleship grey
- battle station
- battle stations