Definition of Photoreduction

1. Noun. (physics) ,(chemistry) The addition of an electron to a photoexcited species ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) Any reduction reaction that takes place in the presence of light ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Photoreduction

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Photoreduction

1. The light-induced reduction of an electron acceptor during photosynthesis. (31 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Photoreduction

photorealists
photorearrangement
photorearrangements
photoreceiver
photoreception
photoreceptions
photoreceptive
photoreceptor
photoreceptor cells
photoreceptors
photoreconnaissance
photoreduce
photoreduced
photoreduces
photoreducing
photoreduction (current term)
photoreductions
photorefractive
photorefractive keratectomies
photorefractive keratectomy
photorefractively
photoreleasable
photorelease
photoreleased
photoreleases
photorelief
photoreliefs
photoremovable
photoresist
photoresistance

Literary usage of Photoreduction

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Ketones having the n-тг* configuration are known to undergo efficient intramolecular and intermolecular photoreduction, whereas those having the IT-IT* ..."

2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... in chlorophylls are the locations of hydrogens which may be active in photoreduction —Botanical Rev., December 1950 . . . the predominate gonadal sex in ..."

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