| 释义 |
photoproˈtective, a.
[f. photo- 1 + protective a. (n.)]
a. Of or pertaining to protection conferred by light (as in photoprotection).
b. Of or pertaining to protection against harmful effects of light.
1961Jrnl. Bacteriol. LXXXI. 526/2 Visible light irradiation of Nocardia corallina was found to render the culture more resistant to subsequent X irradiation... The results appear to be attributable only to a photoprotective action. 1975Sci. Amer. July 73/1 Patients with the disease complain at first of a burning sensation in areas of the skin that are exposed to sunlight... The symptoms of the disease can be ameliorated by administering photoprotective agents such as carotenoids. 1976Nature 12 Feb. 507/1 The melanosome has long been considered a passive cellular organelle. Its considered role as a photoprotective agent in the skin and other illuminated areas, could not explain its presence and function in the non-illuminated areas (for example, the midbrain). |