photocycle
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]photocycle (plural photocycles)
- (biochemistry, physics) Any of several biochemical cycles, involving photoactive proteins, that take place in the retina when exposed to light
Verb
[edit]photocycle (third-person singular simple present photocycles, present participle photocycling, simple past and past participle photocycled)
- (biochemistry) To undergo a photochemical cycle