photoreactivation
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noun \-rē-ˌak-tə-ˈvā-shən\Definition of PHOTOREACTIVATION
: repair of DNA (as of a bacterium) especially by a light-dependent enzymatic reaction after damage by ultraviolet irradiation
— pho·to·re·ac·ti·vat·ing \-ˈak-tə-ˌvā-tiŋ\ adjective
First Known Use of PHOTOREACTIVATION
1949
pho·to·re·ac·ti·va·tion
noun \-rē-ˌak-tə-ˈvā-shən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PHOTOREACTIVATION
: repair of DNA (as of a bacterium) especially by a light-dependent enzymatic reaction after damage by ultraviolet irradiation
—pho·to·re·ac·ti·vat·ing \-ˈak-tə-ˌvāt-iŋ\ adjective
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