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photoreactivation

pho·to·re·ac·ti·va·tion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-toh-ree-ak-tuh-vey-shuh n]
    • /ˌfoʊ toʊ riˌæk təˈveɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-toh-ree-ak-tuh-vey-shuh n]
    • /ˌfoʊ toʊ riˌæk təˈveɪ ʃən/

Definition of photoreactivation word

  • noun photoreactivation a process that repairs DNA damaged by ultraviolet light using an enzyme that requires visible light. 1

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Origin of photoreactivation

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50; photo- + reactivation

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Parts of speech for Photoreactivation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

photoreactivation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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