photocycle

English

Etymology

Noun

photocycle (plural photocycles)

(biochemistry, physics) Any of several biochemical cycles, involving photoactive proteins, that take place in the retina when exposed to light

Verb

photocycle (third-person singular simple present photocycles, present participle photocycling, simple past and past participle photocycled)

(biochemistry) To undergo a photochemical cycle